Programming is easy in the sense that you can get huge results from modest effort. So a clever, hard-working individual can quickly build software much faster t

Programming is easy in the sense that you can get huge results from modest effort. So a clever, hard-working individual can quickly build software much faster than that same individual can build a bridge. The thing is, what actually happens is that this individual, working at their full capacity will produce much more software, much faster than they could bridges. That doesn't mean that their job is easier in practice, because in both cases the individual will stretch themselves to do the best they can.