People able to program reasonably well, are not hindered by learning the syntax. Lowering the barrier is only going to bring in more people who are fundamentall

People able to program reasonably well, are not hindered by learning the syntax. Lowering the barrier is only going to bring in more people who are fundamentally unable to think algorithmically. If you are a manager you do not want those people to work for you, and if you are a programmer those people make you look better. Of all the people I have tutored thus far, if they struggled with a language like Java or C#, trying to program with Scratch was just as hard for them. Taking syntax completely away and making it visual did not make a difference.