Well, if you think about it 90% of web apps really are just CRUD apps. They're ways to make some bit of life easier or more fun, not complex pieces of programming.
So for many non-technical founders of startups, being able to make a simple CRUD app will take you most of the way toward a prototype.
"being able to make a simple CRUD app" makes them qualified for a bunch of jobs where employers usually look for people who "know how to code". On the short term, really learning to code (whatever that is) doesn't matter.
> "being able to make a simple CRUD app" makes them qualified for a bunch of jobs where employers usually look for people who "know how to code". On the short term, really learning to code (whatever that is) doesn't matter.
And in the long term those employers regret hiring such people:
So for many non-technical founders of startups, being able to make a simple CRUD app will take you most of the way toward a prototype.