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Many people with useful skills - even useful in wartime - are put in harm's way. Many doctors included in field facilities.

But the commenter seems to be making a moral, not utilitary, argument.

Lots of skills are useful during war…

Sure, and some are in more limited supply then others so are valued more highly.

Tf do you even mean by this?

Software is a common skill, especially among military-age men. Probably around 5% of those employed in that group have software-related jobs. Doctors are rarer, and they also need more training to become productive, which makes them harder to replace than software developers.

You can argue that a specific individual has specific skills and experience that make them more valuable to the country in a non-fighting role. But software developer is just another common job.