I kind of agree (I’ve written disparagingly about web programming before) but really, I don’t think that listing the things that trad programmers have to do that web programmers don’t constitutes an argument, or proves that they’re ‘not smart enough’ to do anything else.

All that stuff about compilers and abstract classes isn’t there because that’s necessarily the way that programming should be built – it’s just the outcome of the more complex desktop environment. Web apps are simpler to write because the web is like the ultimate abstraction layer. I used to hear guys complaining about C programmers being soft touches because they’d learnt to program on punch cards and compiler language (sorry if my terminology is off – I ain’t a programmer myself).

And I’ve seen enough poorly designed desktop software to suggest that not every trad programmer knows about process or design, present company excepted.

(Also – I nearly didn’t let your comment through for calling yourself “seo web design” but I let it slide because I enjoyed your rant Bravo!)