It is a well known fact that humans are thrown into an abyss without much information given or input, they are simply thrown in and latch onto platforms and something to start relative understanding. This is why so many belief systems, points of view and general human pathing exists (more on pathing in future philosophy topics), when it is all trial and error it what works might be different for everybody.
So programmers or creators are the same, once they are thrown into the software world abyss, especially without theory or computer science, the programmer usually latches onto the closest, most low-entry-bar technology/platform/company/language for their use (whatever provides the cash money – you can apply this to any market/industry really).
Once that skill is mastered, they reach to others in the same space, they reach to some standards that mix with other platforms. Then, eventually, they reach the walls of the platform just like on the Truman Show (maybe a 2-5 year run), they realize it is a box not a baseplane. Once the abstraction of the platform to the solution and design inputs and outputs as a whole it becomes clear this is a power of 10 abstraction removed from a programmer stuck in platform-like religious battles, still latching on to a particular platform or language over general solution making. The programmer that rises above all this is the true master of the skill or talent if you want to call it, this is when they become an engineer.
Programmers are the ones doing the hard work to make it easier. As a programmer you have already committed to doing the hard work.
Consuming systems as the input and simplifying them as the output, the ultimate goal of a programmer.
Oh, and all programmers eventually become philosophers, it is a side effect that is spawned from an input of understanding users. Or in particular, how the human works and interacts with your system through HCI – Human Computer Interaction and the interface for which they do so.
Power of Ten Reference
