[jrm4]

So, I think of articles like this that evaluate "software" or "tools" or the value of "coding" so often miss the huge point of "there are a lot of different kinds of software/tools."

It just depends on what you're DOING. It's all so very subjective. And I think the smart direction here would be for us to be clearer and force ourselves to be more specific when we begin to evaluate approaches like this.

Certain types of work NEED invisible tools. Other types of work NEED "legible" complexity. To say nothing of individual preferences.

I just don't see much value in sweeping generalizations like this article.