The first of those isn't especially meaningful. Programming languages aren't that hard to understand. What's difficult (right now) for many people is the connec

The first of those isn't especially meaningful. Programming languages aren't that hard to understand. What's difficult (right now) for many people is the connection between the code and what happens on the screen. The second snippet is amusing, given the mention of C++ in the first paragraph. However, I think software has a problem in general with the fact that one shitty system or API can lead to cruft in other pieces that depend on it, leading to generally poor quality. Abstractions and interfaces are designed to prevent some of this, but the worst programmers always find a way to abuse and violate those.