[aianus]

> I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industry, and broadening it's reach.

Humour me, why do we care to do this? The more people that think programming is magic and stay away, the more money we make.

[dionidium]

Because a lot of outreach is really about saying, "you know, people who are just like me are pretty great."

[uola]

Because "we" want to raise the standard of programming so "our" experience is actually valued? Depending how driven you are, you can "max out" a programmer career in 5-15 years today.

[solitus]

AMEN.