"... Why don't you vote with your feet then and work for a company where your boss a.) knows how to write software and b.) knows how to manage software engineer

"... Why don't you vote with your feet then and work for a company where your boss a.) knows how to write software and b.) knows how to manage software engineers. If a suitable company doesn't exist, why not start one? ..." To me that's the difference between "developer, technologist, engineer" & "entrepreneur". The former will simply be happy if the conditions are suitable. The later wants to build their own company to create the conditions they want. In effect be their own boss.