> abstract problem solving, logic, bigger-picture-how-things-fit-together.

These skills are not unique to programming. It’s true that building sophisticated applications requires skills that need to be developed over time. But there are many many useful programs short of that that can be written with a beginner’s limited knowledge. We see already with python widespread use by non computer scientists in certain fields. I think going forward this will become more and more common across more fields and beyond academia.