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Well, if you think about it 90% of web apps really are just CRUD apps. They're ways to make some bit of life easier or more fun, not complex pieces of programming.

So for many non-technical founders of startups, being able to make a simple CRUD app will take you most of the way toward a prototype.

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"being able to make a simple CRUD app" does not mean the person has learned "to code".

"being able to make a simple CRUD app" makes them qualified for a bunch of jobs where employers usually look for people who "know how to code". On the short term, really learning to code (whatever that is) doesn't matter.

> "being able to make a simple CRUD app" makes them qualified for a bunch of jobs where employers usually look for people who "know how to code". On the short term, really learning to code (whatever that is) doesn't matter.

And in the long term those employers regret hiring such people:

> Rose also said that Digg hired individuals with very niche skills, like developers who only knew PHP and were not as useful once PHP went out of use. (from here: http://gigaom.com/2012/07/25/kevin-rose-reflects-on-digg-the...)

It's funny that those people get hired while some more capable people do not.

what are you basing this on?

Is this actually an impossible concept?

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