> But they are very easy to create and there is true value in developers’ productivity.<p>What makes you think that there aren't environments where it's even easier to create stuff in ? Your stopwatch app is 192 lines of code. Here's an equivalent QML app that fits in less than 100: <a href="https://paste.ofcode.org/ZWxapD4sWP7Q3SBDu6FXBW" rel="nofollow">https://paste.ofcode.org/ZWxapD4sWP7Q3SBDu6FXBW</a> in a single, simpler file.