A programmers job is to provide value to the business. Thinking is certainly a part of the process, but not the job in itself. I agree with the initial point h

A programmers job is to provide value to the business. Thinking is certainly a part of the process, but not the job in itself. I agree with the initial point he's making here - that code takes time to parse mentally, but that does not naturally lead to the conclusion that this _is_ the job.