I have no problems with veterans wanting to become coders. What I don't want more of are people who go into this profession only for the sake of making more mon

I have no problems with veterans wanting to become coders. What I don't want more of are people who go into this profession only for the sake of making more money - These people are only driving up software complexity and not actually adding value to their companies. Software engineering is one of the few professions that let you get more money by delivering a lower quality product (assuming that your manager is sufficiently non-technical).