Summary: "computers are hard, getting the software written correctly even harder". Yeah, that's right! If you're struggling with this, it time to seriously cons

Summary: "computers are hard, getting the software written correctly even harder". Yeah, that's right! If you're struggling with this, it time to seriously consider another profession. Barrier to entry being low is really misleading. It never was low and because of how generic and complex computer systems are, it isn't low now. It will only get more complex as time goes on, unless everybody pulls together and fights tooth and nail to go back to writing small, fast software. Anybody considering "I just want to program and not worry about low level details! Which framework can I use?" should stop dead in their tracks and seriously consider what they are doing with their life.