It is precisely this attitude that has hampered the development of programming into a respected profession. The world does not need lots and lots of code or pr

It is precisely this attitude that has hampered the development of programming into a respected profession. The world does not need lots and lots of code or programmers; the world needs less but better code and programmers, quality over quantity. But this objective is thwarted when the idea keeps being thrown around that "everybody can, and should, code." There is already a glut of bad code developed by "programmers" unaware of what they do not know and unwilling to continue learning to improve. Bad code, be it un-secure, un-performant, or un-usable code, is turning off consumers, and the earlier we sit up and seek way to improve code and product quality, the better.