Surely this concept is not news, but I repeat it so we keep it in mind: When the method of visual programming 1st came out (dragging objects onto a form and dropping them there), along with easy access to the event model, many thought that application creation would become so easy that managers would do their own, and programmers would be put out of work.

Of course, what happened was really horrid “Mr. Potato Head” programs were written on the one hand, but OTOH sophisticated programs could be written more easily when the programmers were freed from having to define a window frame, et al.

It is the same with anything. I am a professional-grade guitarist, and some people ask me to show them how to play guitar out of an egotistical desire to see themselves as a "guitarist," and some are actually intrigued by music.

I am a professional-level auto mechanic. Some people want me to fix their cars for free, some really want to know how the thing works.

It is the same with everything that I am good at. There are the pinnacles and the depths.

I think these fora are huge disseminators of knowledge to those capable of understanding, and Cliff’s Notes for others. I don't think this dual-mode result can be avoided.

     There was a doctor at a cocktail party, talking to a lawyer. He asked, "We are both professionals, so it must be the same for you as it is for me: how do you avoid people incessantly coming up to you trying to get free advice?"
     The lawyer answered, "Well, I just keep track of how long I spent giving the advice they asked for, then I send them a bill for my time."
     The doctor said, "Why, that’s brilliant! I’m going to have to start doing that myself!"
     A week later, the doctor got a bill from the lawyer for 10 minutes counsel . . .