"can be" makes it a very different statement. Either one "can be" a lot harder than the other, depending on the task. The statement above is about typical dif

"can be" makes it a very different statement. Either one "can be" a lot harder than the other, depending on the task. The statement above is about typical difficulty. And even if they're wrong about which one is typically harder, they weren't saying it was easy, and weren't saying it was significantly easier than programming.