You're right about the people who always talk about the "high-level" topics and can't code for crap, but I also think that identifying problems is more difficul

You're right about the people who always talk about the "high-level" topics and can't code for crap, but I also think that identifying problems is more difficult. Case in point: 42. Who knows how this number was processed? Programming and debugging with existing code is challenging, and it's easier to talk about common ideals than actual solutions.