In the Discussion about MS targeting apache,
https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=85&threadID=175795&start=0
A side ceoncern about programming came out.
did ms’s basic, visual basic and simple programming cause the degradation of programming from an elite skill to glorified macro writing?
after all, we all know that writing sql queries for mssql, oracle, dbase, mysql, postgresql, interbase, db2……… is now concidered high programming skill, yet in reality, it is little more than a basic part of any office clerks job.
create the queries to get the data you need from the database for the report you are generating, or correspondence you are putting together etc.
is not programming creating the application, such as orcale server, mssql server etc?
how did general clerical tasks become concidered programming?
when are we going to remind employers that macro scripting is for general office staff, programming is creating the application the script runs in?