I agree with the premise of the article. The software development world would be perfectly happy if there were more technicians around. Technology is becoming a

I agree with the premise of the article. The software development world would be perfectly happy if there were more technicians around. Technology is becoming an inherent skill, there's no reason to believe that we're a niche anymore. At least where I am from there seems to be a glut of specialized and educated people. Industry jobs that would be easily serviced by a technician for the pay-grade they offer and skill set they require are instead demanding CS degrees and years of experience. It's like asking a master carpenter to install your Ikea furniture. Many of the tools that we've spent the last two decades building have allowed anyone with some spare time and a copy of a few technical manuals to build a decent web application in no time. What's even more amazing is that a lot of these skills are simply taught socially. My nieces never learned how to build websites, integrate it with their social networks, customize it, and all that in school. They learned it from friends and online. I don't think "everyone" needs to learn how to program, but that most of them will to some degree as computer technology becomes more ingrained in our daily lives.