Right now, the reason why you need humans in the loop is because you need someone with deep domain expertise and understanding of the particular nuances and architectural history behind a software product.

The reasons LLM's can't do this job currently is not an INHERENT limitation -- it's a technical one around context window limits and documentation.

There will always be people who don't want entirely autonomous development (who do you blame/fire when things go wrong) though.

I realize that it's not PRACTICAL advice, but I really do think if building software is what you're INTERESTED in, you should still give it your best try.

You spend the majority of your experienced life at work. Doing something you don't want to do, or find uninteresting, for most of your life (even though for many people this is the case) is a depressing and bleak prospect.

You may as well spend your time and energy trying to do something you like, because you're sort of stuck with it.