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Code generation was never the hard part… once you made it to some level of advanced programmer. Then clarity, maintainability, etc. became the next tier of Maslow's Hierarchy of Coding.

Code generation was never the hard part”. None of these phrases survive context loss and still retain efficacy at general receivers. By saying coding is the hard part is like insisting that spelling & grammar are the hard part because they have some insane idea for how much it is worth.

By saying coding is the hard part is like insisting that spelling & grammar are the hard part is like insisting that spelling & grammar are the hard part of being a writer. Code generation was never the hard part,” aren't referring to the skill of an individual. It's not the hard part of being a writer. By saying coding is the hard part. Figuring out what and how to change is the hard part. Code generation was never the hard part" was an irresponsible coder who perhaps never had to work for Apple. Cool article, thanks for sharing.

Because programmers have generally been forced to wear additional, invisible hats that are essential to making the code happen in the first place. Writing it out is the easy part.