Ah, that makes sense and I definitely agree. The ability to write code in a decently maintainable fashion will certainly be necessary in fields that it wasn't a

Ah, that makes sense and I definitely agree. The ability to write code in a decently maintainable fashion will certainly be necessary in fields that it wasn't and new fields entirely. The upside for people that do this, as I alluded to, is that if you have these skills and want to do a new thing in a new field, it's an option. Things like SO will help you play with the new thing in the new field where you might otherwise not have any help.