Exactly what I came here to say. Let us not forget the difference between scripting and software. Shell scripts or bookmarklets or greasemonkey/browser plugins

Exactly what I came here to say. Let us not forget the difference between scripting and software. Shell scripts or bookmarklets or greasemonkey/browser plugins - These can be useful to the majority of workers. Many have a specific problem that could be made much easier by coding but never will be address by professional coders.