A big part of the problem, I think, is that tools that make it easy have been deemed uncool and as a result are half-heartedly supported by Microsoft, such as Visual Basic and MS-Access. Lack of vendor support has killed or hampered other easy-to-use development software that might otherwise find widespread use, including BASIC (classic and VBA; Microsoft, Apple), HyperCard (Apple), and AppInventor (Google). My two cents. :-)

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