These code generators have become quite good at completing discrete coding tasks. And more so, copilot has become good at figuring out _which_ discrete task you are currently working on without the need for a comment to prompt it.

So two more things I think it needs to replace devs; one, the ability to explain it's code and respond to feedback about it

The second is the ability to break down broad problems (build me an ecommerce site for my business selling custom jungle gyms) into a set of plausible steps... iteratively begin performing those steps and add hooks for interrogation of the client about important details of the implementation.

I don't fundamentally see a reason why this shouldn't be fairly close on the horizon.. to my own chagrin.