Both have their place, but let's be clear about the difference.
Most WordPress work is configuration, not programming.
Developer mindset:
Write code in Python, Rust, TypeScript, Go. Understand what happens under the hood. Control every aspect. Build deterministically and reproducibly.
WordPress mindset:
Click through a GUI. Hope plugins work together. Accept black boxes. If it works somehow, you're done.
The questions they ask are different too.
Developer: "How do I automate this? How do I optimize performance? How do I scale this system?"
WordPress user: "Which plugin do I need for that?"
Both are valuable.
But the skillsets aren't the same.
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