I had a very similar thought. Programming is very enjoyable in the same way that puzzle solving is. There are millions of people out there who enjoy puzzles, ev

I had a very similar thought. Programming is very enjoyable in the same way that puzzle solving is. There are millions of people out there who enjoy puzzles, evidenced by the popularity of Sudoku and those Nintendo DS "brain games". If you put the two together, you end up with millions of housewives programming. New book from O'Reilly: Hacking for Housewives.