‘Era of humans writing code is over’ warns Node.js Creator Ryan Dahl: Here’s why

It has been a while since tech leaders have cautioned developers about AI taking over the task of writing codes. Now Ryan Dahl, the renowned creator of Node.js — a groundbreaking JavaScript runtime that revolutionised server-side development since its launch in 2009 — has made a bold proclamation that the era of humans manually writing code is officially over. In a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), Dahl stated that while software engineers (SWEs) will continue to have important roles, the direct act of writing syntax line by line is no longer the core task.