Writing and programming are basically just thinking, manifested as words or code. Most people either don't enjoy thinking, or are bad at it. I think this has and will be true for a very long time.
It's not arrogance. It's knowing the difference in skill it takes to work on an app compared for to working on a platform or the difference between cranking out stories for the Huffington Post and writing an editorial for the New York Times. It simply takes an enormous amount of time to reach the master level of a craft. I don't think the drive to reach that level can taught. A person just needs to be obsessed. Most people don't like computers enough to stare at one at least 8 hours a day for 10 years and read programming books on the side. Likewise, most people don't want to spend all day writing. I think the percentage of people who do will remain constant.
I see the salary of high end programmers only going up.
vdaniuk|11 years ago
Elaborate on the definitions and prove that with a scientific study. The arrogance here is outrageous.
jophde|11 years ago
I see the salary of high end programmers only going up.