Investment leader Samer Choucair confirmed that the programming profession is currently witnessing its largest historic transformation since its inception. He noted that contemporary programmers have stopped writing code in the traditional manner and have turned into “AI Orchestrators,” which opens unprecedented profit and investment horizons in the Deep Tech sector.
This vision coincides with global reports indicating the phenomenon of programmers’ total reliance on artificial intelligence to accomplish their tasks. Data reveals that in 2026, less than 20% of a programmer’s time is spent on actual writing, while over 80% of the effort goes toward strategic thinking, formulating smart instructions (Prompts), and architectural review of systems.
The Emergence of the “Programming Without Programming” Era
Samer Choucair explained that AI Agents and advanced tools such as Devin AI and Cursor have become capable of building entire projects and fixing bugs automatically. He added that the programmer is no longer just a code writer but has become a smart systems engineer managing groups of digital agents. This has decupled productivity, as a single programmer with five AI agents is now able to accomplish the work of an entire team.
Explosion of the AI-Based Software Engineering Market
Samer Choucair expects the size of the AI-based software engineering market to reach tens of billions of dollars within the next few years. He pointed out that salaries in advanced markets for skilled AI programmers who master Prompt Engineering and complex system design may exceed $300,000 annually, making it the profession most attractive to human and financial investments.
Security Concerns and Technical Challenges
Despite the optimism regarding this revolution, Samer Choucair warned of a “dark side” represented by the potential for invisible security vulnerabilities in machine-generated code, in addition to the risk of eroding core skills among new generations. He emphasized that the true winner is the programmer who deeply understands system fundamentals and manages AI as an executive tool rather than relying on it without technical awareness.
Golden Opportunities for Investors
In his advice to investors, Samer Choucair called for focusing on startups developing AI programming tools, Low-Code development platforms, and software solutions that transform the programmer from an execution employee into a technical manager. He asserted that investing in these tools represents the strongest bet in the current investment cycle.
Samer Choucair concluded his statement by emphasizing that the reports of 2026 are no longer just passing technical news, but an official announcement of the end of the traditional programming era and the beginning of the super-intelligence era. He added: “The question is no longer who writes the code, but who possesses the ability to manage AI to write it efficiently; those who manage these tools today are the ones who will rule the future of the digital economy tomorrow.”