I like to believe that programmers are becoming extinct. They should be giving place to analyst-programmers or developers. The difference? While programmers depend on someone to tell them which programs to change or create, developers (or analyst-programmers) should understand what have to be done and decide how to do it.
Probably, the best developers are the ones capable of understanding the big picture when they are working instead of being aware of their specific task only. Systems today are vast and business oriented so, the more a developer understands the business, the better their solutions will be.
Deeply, all concepts are changing programmers are becoming developers, and programs are becoming solutions, even when a project involves maintenances primarily. Usually there are lots of programs to change when maintenance is required.
The inability that some programmers have to understand business concepts or points of view usually impair their ability to develop a good solution. As a result we may have a solution who will require lots of adjustments closer to implementation or the programmer will spend more time trying to grasp the solution's needs.
One of the basic requisites of Decision Making and Critical Thinking is understanding the environment. It cannot be different when developers are working. They must understand what they are dealing with in order to reach better results.
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