It takes little understanding and talent to write bad code that will not work. That is easy. And for the person who has written a few hundred thousand lines of code, it might appear easy to throw something together that may or may not work. But the premise in the editorial is correct, it is not easy to get it right. Compare it to throwing together a few burgers or an omelet to a five course formal dinner with the Queen. One is very easy, the other requires attention to detail that most of us are not use to.

Good experienced developers who can get the job done right and make it last are expensive. But the industry has to face the fact that those dime-a-dozen developers appear to be cheap to get a product out, but in the long run a far more expensive then the experienced professional.

M.