I don't agree with this article. A canned solution can never compare to a custom built project. I think that building on top of things like Wordpress and Joomla

I don't agree with this article. A canned solution can never compare to a custom built project. I think that building on top of things like Wordpress and Joomla is cool but not for a professional developer. Systems like that make the developer jump through so many conceptual hoops that only exist so that the lamen can use it. A developer is better of building a custom suite of tools that are upgraded through time and iteration. I do agree that end users are utilizing more services online but I don't think that equates to the death of the developer. I actually think that this makes good developers worth more.