Other para-programmers will produce the documentation needed for software data books, and will answer customers' questions. Programming might become more of a profession where an apprenticeship is served, sort of like an intern in a teaching hospital. Expertise and skills can be taught only be working with a trained professional. Speed I hate waiting for the computer. My 33 Mhz 386 with almost every conceivable bell and whistle still eats up too much of my time during big compiles.
Compute power keeps getting cheaper.
Unfortunately, each new increment in raw horsepower is eaten up by more complex software. The new compilers, for example, can optimize the last microsecond out of code. The price is exceedingly long compile and link times. I was somewhat appalled by the 10 to 20 minute compile times listed in Larry Mittag's November review of 68000 compilers. Microsoft has two versions of their C compiler.