What's the minimum set of skills that separates an idea person from a programmer?
If someone who can't read, write, or debug code can still be called a programmer, which unique skills do they still possess?
If someone who can't read, write, or debug code can still be called a programmer, which unique skills do they still possess?
But I think everyone who isn't at least a standard deviation above the average programmer (like myself) shouldn't be focused on being able to read, write, and debug code. For this cohort the important ability is to see the bigger picture, understand the end goal of the code, and then match those needs to appropriate technology stacks. Essentially just moving more and more towards a product manager managing AI programming agents.