Well, you could make another argument too. Given X amount of time in a day, a C programmer can't really pump out _that much_ business logic code because they're

Well, you could make another argument too. Given X amount of time in a day, a C programmer can't really pump out _that much_ business logic code because they're also dealing with the other lower level stuff. A high level language OTOH allows you to be more productive in terms of the business logic stuff, and therefore, I'm using a rough metric here, more lines of code, which also means more bugs in the business logic. Like you said, these are all simplifications, but I think the primary problem is that people undertake projects that are way above their competency level. Edit: If we could get some multiplayer-game like matching system where you are matched with the project depending on your skill level that would be awesome.