Given a well-defined set of requirements, writing correct code (pre 2026 LLMs) IS a hard task. There is only a small set of the population that, even after several years of training, can write correct code; this scarcity is what made coding one of the highest salaried professions.
However, coding in itself generates no value to a business. A business makes money by solving its users' problems; coding is just one of the means to do so.
This article is directionally correct (although a bit verbose) in adding that the best programmers did not ONLY write correct code, but also expanded their scope to understand how best to solve user problems.
However, coding in itself generates no value to a business. A business makes money by solving its users' problems; coding is just one of the means to do so.
This article is directionally correct (although a bit verbose) in adding that the best programmers did not ONLY write correct code, but also expanded their scope to understand how best to solve user problems.