They won't. I still find it difficult to write good programs after years of practice. On the contrary, I think if they learn't to program just a little bit, the

They won't. I still find it difficult to write good programs after years of practice. On the contrary, I think if they learn't to program just a little bit, they would realise how difficult it is to actually make something work, let alone, make it aesthetically pleasing. Programmers would get more buck for their bang. Algorithms, Patterns, Domain Knowledge, Interfaces, Usability, Deploymemt, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Data Integrity, Debugging..... What makes anybody think this is child's play? And who has time? Hell, I am a freelance programmer and I don't have that much time.