[atlantic]

Exactly. What the OP is saying is: my users are getting in the way of my programming. This is nonsensical. Giving business users good tools to do their job is the whole point of software development. Implementing those tools is our job as developers; but the end goal of the software should not be changed to make development easier.

[headwind]

To be clear, every dev must understand and delight their users (including internal stakeholders).

But we also need a better way to empower and serve business teams by letting them control and manage the business logic. Keep in mind, we slow down the business teams if we cannot implement fast enough.

Carrying the mindset that devs must own everything can be harmful and counterproductive. In this case, there seems to be a mutual benefit to both sides. If you don't believe so, let me know.

[GianFabien]

Without a business generating revenue, there is no need for programmers.

Business systems need to be architected around core business needs, e.g. ledgers, journals, client records, inventory. The "transactions" implementing business rules need to perform the necessary information transformations and maintain any auxiliary information as required.