They may have written code at some point, but it isn't what made them successful. They made their fortunes by doing other things that occasionally drew on their

They may have written code at some point, but it isn't what made them successful. They made their fortunes by doing other things that occasionally drew on their technical skills. Like what? Raising horses and starting a petting zoo? The people you mentioned (Gates, Bezos, and others) became successful because they were technical, and not just occasionally.