I am always suspicious about entrenched people claiming that this or that is not the hard part. Maybe that is true, but it can still be tedious or error prone,

I am always suspicious about entrenched people claiming that this or that is not the hard part. Maybe that is true, but it can still be tedious or error prone, and this is most obvious to someone who is still bothered by it, whereas the old guard is already numb to it.