Sounds like elitism to me. Programming is just a craft, it's the other skills you bring, called "specialization" in the article, that determines your value to t

Sounds like elitism to me. Programming is just a craft, it's the other skills you bring, called "specialization" in the article, that determines your value to the employer. If you don't bring anything other than programming skills then there are fewer jobs to choose from. If you insist on your favorite tools there are even fewer options. And if your favorite tool is that of the smart elite you'll be competing with a whole bunch of those guys so you'll get to sleep in the bed you made for yourself or maybe you'll just get to sleep on the couch.