You used to have to be an expert/specialist to have direct access to a computer, or understand precisely how to give them commands to work with them over an exp

You used to have to be an expert/specialist to have direct access to a computer, or understand precisely how to give them commands to work with them over an expensive connection (and on a limited basis in terms of time and how many could do it). That scarcity wasn't a good thing. People are drastically more empowered with computing today, the barriers were dropped in a rather extreme way (compared to where it started), and that is a good thing. These are conceptual groupings of advancement. One layer of complexity is going to be removed (broadening access), there will be further advancement and complexity where the skilled group can navigate to in order to best unleash what they're capable of. Writing the vast majority of code isn't special or super difficult (it's time consuming and mildly difficult at worst; quite obviously there are exceptions to that). There are a million plus software developers in the US alone. It's time to add new layers of complexity and advancement. Those million software developers will have to evolve, again, myself included.