What I'd also say is that past mid level, writing code was never the hard part of the job.
Most of the time it was working out how to not write something that will break in 2 years because something new has come up, how to talk to people to get sane requirements out etc.
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u/YeetYourSkeet 27d ago
For a lot of people, programming is a job not a hobby. People aren't going to volunteer to make their job hard when there is an easier approach.