"real coding" carries a lot of the weight in that comment.

Seems like if you ask 5 different people what "real coding" means you might get 5 different answers.

Not everyone is building the next framework or compiler.

Self-hosted Qwen 3.8 @Q4 on my RTX 3090 can produce beautiful functional CRUD pages and apps all day long. And that is 90% of the "real coding" being done in corporate settings.

The quote in the article about Mazda vs. Maserati captures this. Many might want the Maserati and drool over its specs and capabilities, but balk at the cost and how often are they really going to run it up to full performance limits on their daily commute to their cubicle?