Yes and no.
No, we'll never see a complete replacement for coding. Unless we get literally god like AI that can code by magic, it's simply not possible to replace all programmers/developers/coders with a tool that lets people do the same thing with a drag and drop or WYSIWYG interface. It's simply too complicated for that, and the more ambitious edge cases simply can't be built like that.
At the same time however, a lot of people's needs are also quite modest, and a fairly simple system that could do a few things well could replace many of those needs. Look at the CMS market for example. For many sites and web apps, something like WordPress or Drupal can indeed be used to build them with minimal coding experience, just by adding in a few plugins and a custom theme. Same goes with online services like Shopify or Squarespace or what not. For many simple use cases, that's enough.
Another good example would probably be the Super Mario World tool 'Blockreator'. It's basically a GUI for building simple interactive elements for the game, which lets you drag and drop commands like 'if condition X do Y' as well as 'set whatever variable to this value' (like the timer, power up, coin count, etc). It's not gonna do everything a power user wants, but for many people who just want a few extras in game, it's a time saver.
So the answer is yes and no. Yes at the low end you'll likely see more and more services/tools/whatever crop up that make hand coding less necessary than it was in the past, and many individuals and small businesses won't need anything more complex than that.
But coding will always exist in some form, since the high end requires bespoke stuff that can't easily be done through some fancy tool or service.
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