I guess my point is that creating software is not a simple task. Simplifying the parts you mention does nothing to simplify the important things in software de

I guess my point is that creating software is not a simple task. Simplifying the parts you mention does nothing to simplify the important things in software development, which, as VB has demonstrated, leads to two things: crappy software and people who know how to create a barely working program, but not how to structure it to be maintainable or to prevent data loss in somewhat unexpected situations.