Matt Whiting wrote in
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If you are a programmer by trade, then you should know that IT is not
synonymous with programming. Your claim was about IT, not programming.

Your reference claimed Software Engineering as the #1 top best job in
America, with a 10-year growth forecast higher than #7 "Computer/IT analyst".
These are two separate IT functions, and neither one alone encompasses the
entire spectrum of IT.

IT is an amorphous blob of a category that includes Programmer, Analyst, and
Engineer, as well as other things, even Computer Operator (a quickly dying
breed). Even your own response acknowledges that.

You asked me to provide a reference supporting my claim. I provided 3.