Maybe you are both right? The new class of programmers that governments and Google want to train up from your average worker will not be as skilled or intellig

Maybe you are both right? The new class of programmers that governments and Google want to train up from your average worker will not be as skilled or intelligent as the current generation of programmers. But, there are still opportunities for them in software development. They will take jobs that pay 40-60k a year, while the higher skilled and more intelligent programmers will be architects or leads who command much higher salaries.