I agree. In fact, the more I look at this problem, the more convinced I become that coding shouldn't be an end to itself. Very few companies need super-smart generic programmer cut-outs. Instead, they need business folks who can program.

It makes sense if you think about it. If software is truly eating the world, it's an upheaval on the scale of writing. Nobody hires specialized people to write; that's idiotic. Writing is so closely associated with what we do day-to-day that whatever your job (in the business sector), you're expected to be able to form a sentence and write it down. Same goes for programming.

I have no idea how long it will take to fully make the transition. A hundred years? Twenty? It'll be interesting to watch, though!