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Will programming become more or less complex in the future?   [Edit]

Survey period: 12 Sep 2011 to 19 Sep 2011

Our modern IDEs make life so much easier, but issues such as security, parallelism and bloated APIs make life harder. Which way will the balance tip overall?

OptionVotes% 
Programming will become extremely simple515.20
Programming will become simpler979.89
Specifics will change but overall the complexity of the job will stay the same54355.35
Programming will become more complex14414.68
Programming will become so complex that further specialisation in skills will be needed14614.88



 
GeneralMessage Removed Pin
12-Sep-11 6:56
professionalN_tro_P12-Sep-11 6:56 
GeneralSimpler doesnt mean better, just simpler Pin
Davide Zaccanti12-Sep-11 6:29
Davide Zaccanti12-Sep-11 6:29 
GeneralUnderstandable Pin
Bekir Sait12-Sep-11 6:20
Bekir Sait12-Sep-11 6:20 
GeneralThe Dark Side Will WIn PinPopular
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-11 1:37
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-11 1:37 
GeneralIt may become simple but... Pin
crocks25612-Sep-11 0:42
crocks25612-Sep-11 0:42 
GeneralNobody thinks it will get simpler Pin
Rob Grainger12-Sep-11 0:15
Rob Grainger12-Sep-11 0:15 
GeneralRe: Nobody thinks it will get simpler Pin
Geekian_senate12-Sep-11 2:02
Geekian_senate12-Sep-11 2:02 
GeneralRe: Nobody thinks it will get simpler Pin
QuiJohn12-Sep-11 2:33
QuiJohn12-Sep-11 2:33 
It's because the idea of programming being made simpler and for the masses and easy to read and as easy to create as speaking has been around forever, and the closest they've ever come is VB.

We're a jaded lot.
GeneralRe: Nobody thinks it will get simpler Pin
Vivi Chellappa14-Sep-11 16:53
professionalVivi Chellappa14-Sep-11 16:53 
GeneralRe: Nobody thinks it will get simpler Pin
OriginalGriff12-Sep-11 4:20
mveOriginalGriff12-Sep-11 4:20 
GeneralProgramming is the easy part... PinPopular
Reiss11-Sep-11 23:24
professionalReiss11-Sep-11 23:24 
GeneralOnce I perfect my Machine/Mind interface Pin
Mycroft Holmes11-Sep-11 21:57
professionalMycroft Holmes11-Sep-11 21:57 
GeneralRe: Once I perfect my Machine/Mind interface Pin
OriginalGriff11-Sep-11 23:29
mveOriginalGriff11-Sep-11 23:29 
GeneralRe: Once I perfect my Machine/Mind interface Pin
Mycroft Holmes12-Sep-11 0:55
professionalMycroft Holmes12-Sep-11 0:55 
GeneralBoth! PinPopular
OriginalGriff11-Sep-11 21:41
mveOriginalGriff11-Sep-11 21:41 
GeneralRe: Both! Pin
DaveAuld12-Sep-11 0:36
professionalDaveAuld12-Sep-11 0:36 
GeneralRe: Both! Pin
OriginalGriff12-Sep-11 0:40
mveOriginalGriff12-Sep-11 0:40 
GeneralA good old fashion delete Pin
S Houghtelin12-Sep-11 3:06
professionalS Houghtelin12-Sep-11 3:06 
GeneralRe: A good old fashion delete Pin
OriginalGriff12-Sep-11 3:15
mveOriginalGriff12-Sep-11 3:15 
GeneralRe: A good old fashion delete Pin
S Houghtelin12-Sep-11 4:00
professionalS Houghtelin12-Sep-11 4:00 
GeneralRe: A good old fashion delete Pin
OriginalGriff12-Sep-11 4:14
mveOriginalGriff12-Sep-11 4:14 
GeneralRe: Both! Pin
Mehdi Gholam12-Sep-11 0:45
Mehdi Gholam12-Sep-11 0:45 
GeneralA page from nature Pin
Mehdi Gholam11-Sep-11 19:52
Mehdi Gholam11-Sep-11 19:52 
GeneralRe: A page from nature Pin
Rob Grainger12-Sep-11 0:19
Rob Grainger12-Sep-11 0:19 
GeneralRe: A page from nature Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-11 1:32
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-11 1:32 

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