About whether AI will replace programming languages and write all code within 20 years.
Has this happened?
Yes 93 (68%)Not sure 28 (21%)No 15 (11%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About whether AI will replace programming languages and write all code within 20 years.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
While titillating to think about, what you're describing is more than 20 years away for AI. The best it could do is that for generalized problems, to actually write new original code and complex code is not within the bounds of current AI capabilities.