I agree with the author that coding is objectively "difficult" but this is something I am good at, while dealing with people, changing requirements, bureaucracy, and maintaining work relationships I find challenging. I always say coding is the easy part of the job (for me).
The author's main thesis, that coding is hard, conflates what an individual finds easy or hard, with what is easy or hard for an average person.
The author's main thesis, that coding is hard, conflates what an individual finds easy or hard, with what is easy or hard for an average person.