>The vast majority of new programmers don't understand the basics of software design; we are entering an era where software is written by whoever will work for

>The vast majority of new programmers don't understand the basics of software design; we are entering an era where software is written by whoever will work for the lowest wage. It is really easy to pick up languages and libraries with so much information being freely shared. IMHO that usually comes with less regard for proper rigor in exchange for fun and keeping interest. Although, I think the vast majority of new programmers aren't working on things like Therac-25 machines, but instead on Flappy Bird, JavaScript library #749237, and Bob's Website. You don't really need much software design knowledge to push products at that level.