The problem, as is often the case, lies in definitions. If you define code as "something you type" vs tools as "something you go click click", then of course y

The problem, as is often the case, lies in definitions. If you define code as "something you type" vs tools as "something you go click click", then of course you're in trouble as soon as something like labview or simulink come up. If you define tools as "things with a narrow, specific purpose, whose features limit them to that purpose" vs code as "tools that are sufficiently sophisticated and flexible to create other tools", then all these debates largely go away.