Each step in abstraction we've made had people who felt uncomfortable at the level of magic they were accepting. At one point in the 70s/80s, traditionalists were arguing that C itself was too high level. Then in the 90s and early 00s, that languages like Python and garbage collection were absurd: a "good" programmer doesn't need them and they give up too much control. Then as web development ramped up, people entered the "Javascript is slop" phase into "React is slop" phase.
Anytime the barrier to entry is reduced and some skill or profession becomes more focused on output than the ego of the professionals, you can bet a counter-culture of people will rise up to oppose it. It's a threat to their sense of "betterness" and/or the (perceived) value of their career.
Each step in abstraction we've made had people who felt uncomfortable at the level of magic they were accepting. At one point in the 70s/80s, traditionalists were arguing that C itself was too high level. Then in the 90s and early 00s, that languages like Python and garbage collection were absurd: a "good" programmer doesn't need them and they give up too much control. Then as web development ramped up, people entered the "Javascript is slop" phase into "React is slop" phase.
Anytime the barrier to entry is reduced and some skill or profession becomes more focused on output than the ego of the professionals, you can bet a counter-culture of people will rise up to oppose it. It's a threat to their sense of "betterness" and/or the (perceived) value of their career.