>>Somehow we have confused people who stitch together software from pieces of "magic" that they do not understand with engineers. Exactly, this is like saying

>>Somehow we have confused people who stitch together software from pieces of "magic" that they do not understand with engineers. Exactly, this is like saying carpenters get obsolete every few years because wood pieces with new joints come in every few years. >>It normally boils down to those people being willing to work longer hours for less money. And for naivety, you can easily sell stories like 'work for great exposure' to newly arrived kids.