{"by":"wreel","id":762939,"kids":[763079,763004,763065,763851,762968,763055],"parent":762895,"text":"I think that both remarkably miss the point that the true measure of software is actualized value to the end user.<p>Who cares about platform or depth of technical knowledge? If some PHP hobbyist who knows nothing about mmap(3) delivers a site that works for people then he is a successful programmer.<p>But assertions like \"You hope everything doesn't \"move to the web\"? Wake the hell up! It's already happened!\" irk me.<p>That is disingenuous at best. Even the most ardent believer of \"everything on the web\" will fire up Photoshop for even the simplest of graphic requirements. There will always be a requirement for people to know the ins and outs of desktop programming.","time":1250256357,"type":"comment"}