"When engineers can't write code that normal people want to use, they lick their wounds by writing code that other engineers might want to use. API designers li

"When engineers can't write code that normal people want to use, they lick their wounds by writing code that other engineers might want to use. API designers like to pat themselves on the back for producing something for smart people only, but really that's just masked guilt for a failed career." yes yes, failed companies like Microsoft, Mozilla, Adobe and autodesk take this approach too. </sarcasm>