Comment by Emil Moe on "Is Programming just a hype?"

Sorry but that's a dumb statement. Don't take it personal, but programming is becoming ever more relevant as everything that is digitalized needs a program to back it up and everything is essentially being digitalized at the moment. It's an unlimited growth market.

I agree that these statements are hyped. Compare it to "don't learn to build a house". Someone needs to know how to do it, but not everyone :-)

I guess the bottom line is that you don't need to be a programmer to handle IT software as long as you don't develop them. Having a basic understanding what's possible is a good idea though, again like with houses, it's not too smart to promise to build a hovering house because you have no idea about the build process.

None taken. It was always relevant. It's a skill and people have different skills. It's just that, the focus is more on software and people might not care about other things. The only thing you hear these days is "IT industry as its peak" and no appreciation for someone who makes IT possible.

I think the main focus in the future will not be on the software, the software is something that is delivered and is an intern focus. The external focus will be soft skills like design, use cases and usability. The consumer don't care how it's made as long as it works.

I agree, programming and especially good programming will become more and more important in the future! I also believe that good programmer cares about the user experience and even design. And that's usually the hardest and the most interesting part of the job.

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