I agree with all that, and I think the logical question is - isn't the accessibility a good thing? A lower barrier to entry for programming... that sounds like

I agree with all that, and I think the logical question is - isn't the accessibility a good thing? A lower barrier to entry for programming... that sounds like a great thing to me. Like in any industry, some people will improve with time and some will stay n00bish and produce weak code -- but lowering the barrier to entry seems like a good thing to me.