> But there are many advanced techniques that only experienced developers will be able to grapple with.
At one time iterators were considered a technique and a design pattern. Now, they are a part of most languages. They are transparent. They are taken for granted.
Currently, programming takes place within the domain of software development. It is not surprising then that we value advanced techniques within the industry. Just like there are advanced techniques that are used within the domains of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and biology (just to name a few).
As we get better at our job as programmers, we further make our "advanced techniques" transparent to those that use our systems. Sure, currently, these systems are usually very domain specific. However, there is nothing to say that we can not build better software development environments which are both non-domain specific and, at the same time, hide the underlying complexities that require experienced developers.
In my opinion, these development environments would use a type of visual language enabling a lot more people to program. I am biased because this is a problem I've been working on for quite a few years now.