> An impression I often have is that there are developers who have some kind of resentment reaction to the "everyone can/should learn to code". Absolutely. The

> An impression I often have is that there are developers who have some kind of resentment reaction to the "everyone can/should learn to code". Absolutely. The benefits developers enjoy in the workplace (decent pay, ease of finding work, etc.) are directly a result of relatively few having the necessary ability to do the job. More people with ability means more competition, which starts to erode those benefits. These are benefits that anyone is keen to lose. The "everyone should learn to code" movement pushed by the big tech firms squarely targeted at reducing their labour costs, and there is concern that it will actually succeed once it has had enough time to come to fruition. The reaction you have experienced seems quite expected, but not for the reasons you were thinking. I would even suggest that it is basic human nature to try and mitigate the competition, and not just within the workplace (romantic relationships being another example).