"Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers — Senko Rašić

The author argues that dismissing coding as "easy" while claiming the hard part is understanding requirements or business needs fundamentally misrepresents the profession and disrespects programmers' expertise. The contradiction is evident: if coding were truly easy, programmers wouldn't command high salaries, be subject to rigorous interviews, have entire bodies of canonical literature dedicated to their craft, nor would software be plagued with bugs and quality issues. The author further challenges the notion that product managers, business analysts, or salespeople have it harder by pointing out they lack equivalent rigor, compensation, or prestige compared to developers.

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