People want to learn the guitar|piano|violin, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
People want to get fit and jacked, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
People want to be a lawyer/doctor/engineer, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
Or they realize that they just don't really like it.
Programming isn't any different. One needs a particular mindset, and a level of patience to deal with debugging. It's not for everyone, and that's fine.
People want to learn the guitar|piano|violin, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
People want to get fit and jacked, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
People want to be a lawyer/doctor/engineer, until they realize the amount of work it takes.
Or they realize that they just don't really like it.
Programming isn't any different. One needs a particular mindset, and a level of patience to deal with debugging. It's not for everyone, and that's fine.