> is the software produced not only a collection of very simple mechanical operations? In the context of mostly crud operations unsurprisingly yes. The value

> is the software produced not only a collection of very simple mechanical operations? In the context of mostly crud operations unsurprisingly yes. The value lies in knowing where and how you'll find the relevant pieces you need to touch to e.g. add new features or extend business rules, without ending up putting business logic in the wrong place (such as misplacing it in a service responsible for communicating with the db e.g.).