Will AI coding assistants become indispensable for most developers by 2027?

if tools actually worked without needing a phd to prompt them itd be different. right now its just hype until defaults improve

theyre good at boilerplate but not replacing actual thinking. essential for certain jobs, not all of them

theyre already pretty indispensable for boilerplate but the gap is still awkward. future versions actually fix this

theyre good for scaffolding but not thinking. most work still needs someone who understands what theyre doing