Amidst the rapidly increasing power of Artificial Intelligence, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has given a big signal to the people associated with the coding profession. He says that AI is now becoming so capable that apps and websites can be created even without learning coding. In such a situation, those who earn money just by writing code should consider new options for the future. Vembu has said this not in panic, but with calm thinking.
Sridhar Vembu said on social media platform X that AI models have now become so advanced that they are even creating complex software tools. Giving an example, he said that Anthropic's Claude Model has prepared a complete C compiler. C compiler is a tool that converts code written in human language into machine language. According to Vembu, this is a sign that the foundation of the technology industry is changing rapidly. The traditional way of coding may be quite different in the future.
Vembu was responding to a post by a user who claimed that he created the Bhagavad Gita app without knowing any programming language. This work was done with the help of AI tools. Vembu described this example as a clear sign of change. He says that when it is possible to create an app even without technical knowledge, it is natural for the role of professional coders to be affected. Therefore, it would be wise to prepare from now on.
The former CEO of Zoho also criticized the trend of vibe coding i.e. writing code using only natural language prompts. According to him, this method seems easy on the surface, but due to this, technical debt increases rapidly. He said that a system built this way could become weak and unstable in the long run. Vembu believes that real software development is a deep and layered art that cannot be completely replaced by prompts alone.
Vembu also presented two possible pictures of the future of AI. In his optimistic view, AI technology will become so common that people will pay more attention to life, family, nature, art and culture. In a negative situation, this technology can become a means of centralized control, where a few big companies can control everything. He says that the future will depend on who will own this technology and who will benefit from it.
