Comment by xupybd

Have we forgotten how to program? No, we have changed the way we program. We leverage the work of others to solve ever more complex problems. When we do this we get more than just the simple functionality we require. We get all the testing that comes from a package being used by thousands of projects. We get updates when people find a better faster way. We get to lower the number of lines of code we have to maintain.

Yes, these are simple tasks but do we gain anything doing these simple tasks ourselves? I find there is a finite amount of focus I have when programming, and I'd rather spend that solving the bigger problem.

This reminds me of a discussion I overheard between two professors when I was an undergrad. Prof 1 "This new language makes it so much easier to x, y and z" Prof 2 "Yes but what's the point, I can do all these things in Java" Prof 1 "I could do all these things in NAND gates, but I'll get more work done if I have this tool."