Hacker News story: Ask: Will coding ever be made redundant?

Ask: Will coding ever be made redundant?
Some friends of mine (mechanical engineers) once asked me (software engineer) if I was worried about my career in the software industry, as they were certain that apps are just made in drag and drop editors and people didn't need to code any more... Thus programming was becoming redundant. This seemed ridiculous at the time (still does) but I sometimes wonder if code will ever be made obsolete? what could replace it? After looking at countless graphical implementations of programs and dealing with the frustration of GUI builders, I just can't see CODE ever going away. To me code is the essence of automation, the logic and brains of a system. It would appear you could replace everything else but that... 1 comments on Hacker News.
Some friends of mine (mechanical engineers) once asked me (software engineer) if I was worried about my career in the software industry, as they were certain that apps are just made in drag and drop editors and people didn't need to code any more... Thus programming was becoming redundant. This seemed ridiculous at the time (still does) but I sometimes wonder if code will ever be made obsolete? what could replace it? After looking at countless graphical implementations of programs and dealing with the frustration of GUI builders, I just can't see CODE ever going away. To me code is the essence of automation, the logic and brains of a system. It would appear you could replace everything else but that...