I think a larger issue lies in this: Nowadays, any moron can take a mid-quality camera with good auto settings and do "photography", and the average customer i

I think a larger issue lies in this: Nowadays, any moron can take a mid-quality camera with good auto settings and do "photography", and the average customer is likely to not distinguish this person from a professional photographer with years of experience, or an established photographic artist. Is this also true, to some degree, with programming? Can any moron who "learned java" in a first year college course compete with a good, experienced programmer because the customer doesn't know any better? (and thus will go for lower price) The answer, in my experience, is "yes".