Why is writing less code something to brag about when it comes to new technologies? IBM fights Microsoft on who can write a pet store with the fewest lines (1 to none, depending on who you believe), ASP.NET trainers brag about how .NET is misunderstood and you can write whole apps with tiny amounts of code...

Are there really that many apps out there that are prototypes that are never updated? Sure, you can make a WordPad replacement in VB 6.0 by hitting "Next" in a Wizard until you get to the "Finish" button, but does that make VB a better langauge than C? Sheesh.