The end of Coding: Predicting a Post-Code World with AI-Native Software Development

Abstract

: We are in a time of change in regards to the emergence of software development as we know it due to the growing number of developers using large language models (LLMs), which eventually will enable major shifts toward the "post-code" era in which software development will become less reliant on coding through using AI-driven development systems that accept natural language and high-level specifications as inputs. This research will analyze the impact of these AI assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Gemini and GPT) through quantitative data collected from Stack Overflow Developer Surveys, GitHub Octoverse Reports, and JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey regarding how developers are currently embedding AI into their current practices and what it will look like moving forward. The research found out three things about how developers use Artificial Intelligence. These things are adoption of Artificial Intelligence satisfaction, with Artificial Intelligence the different ways developers are using Artificial Intelligence is changing. The results indicate that there is a distinct directional trend toward AI-native development environments, and that developers are in the midst of rapid change to adopt these tools.