Are we talking about speed testing websites or the code that controls space vehicles? Perhaps extreme generalities do not provide useful insights.
> Now that codebases can be created in a weekend
Now that corporations are whitewashing copyright off of code so you can steal it without conscience.
> people are opening their eyes to this sentiment
Code is the product. Engineering is the discipline. That you can achieve high sales without good engineering is not a new idea. That it only provides short term benefits and leaves you irrelevant in the long term is the actual sentiment.
> the code is easy.
Coding has been easy since Perl was released. Knowing _what_ to code is the problem.
