[jt2190]

While I don’t disagree with the author, I think he misses the larger point that there are two distinct groups of programming code writers, that I’ll call “eager” and “reluctant” until I can think of better terms.

“Eager” programmers find great joy in producing reams of computer code. They prefer to have iron-clad requirements handed to them and then work uninterrupted turning those requirements into a program.

“Reluctant” programmers have problems to solve, and have found that the quickest way to do that is to write code. If solving the problem is faster by not writing code they will do that.

“Computers”, that is, the job formerly performed by humans, favored the “eager” type of person. The people giving work to Computers were “reluctant”, and moved that work to faster tools when they became available.

The issue is that we have armies of “eager” programmers. Can they adapt to become “reluctant” or does the thought of writing less code cause them to resist change?