Very passionate writing :) And even though I agree with most of your points I feel like you are taking everything a bit too dramatic. Yes, all of those attempts to simplify writing new programs are of no use to those who can't program. But they can be of help to those who can and needs to write something quickly. And why should I care about those who can't if they shouldn't?

I dislike when someone sells his/her product as "life-simplifier". But I never will object to the libraries or frameworks positioned as "might be helpful". And the difference between the 2 is only the words that are used to present them. Nothing else.

As to those who try to program not knowing it. There are millions of people who do their job, not really knowing how to do it. Nobody finds it tragic. Only extra complexity in proving that you are better than others :)

In reply to Re^7: Your main event may be another's side-show. by andal
in thread Your main event may be another's side-show. by BrowserUk

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