I think you misunderstand my point about 'hard skill'. When I say 'hard skill' I mean any kind of skill contributing to the product (by product I mean the actua

I think you misunderstand my point about 'hard skill'. When I say 'hard skill' I mean any kind of skill contributing to the product (by product I mean the actual product and working with the customer). Whether it's physical goods or providing some kind of service. As for the point about farmers complaining programmers don't create 'physical' product that's a whole different discussion. That complaint is coming from someone who due to whatever constraint hasn't taken the time to understand, the nature of the software business.