Leon asks the important question “can programming become the intellectual equivalent of clicking coloured plastic bricks together” - I don't know, maybe we're already there. As soon as my son can land a job as a biztalk consultant I can retire, although there may be some special legislation pertaining to the maltreatment of children that specifically mentions biztalk, that I would run afoul of. Looking at the pictures below is like playing one of those “spot the difference“ games.

Lego Mindstorms NXT programming (image courtesy of here)

Biztalk Orchestration