OK, maybe I should have been more specific. Somehow that article really annoyed me: "code is only worth 0.83$, because I can code a for loop in 30 seconds". Hm, not very convincing. "Code is worthless once the original programmers are gone" - just a claim, without any statistical backing. Personally I think it is conceivable to actually dig through somebody elses sourcecode and understand it.

I wonder if such articles are just written for "karma whoring", or if they really express a heartfelt concern of the author.