On the 'coding skills are more valuable than you think' side, consider Excel macros.

Knowing how to write a 5-line macro in Excel makes a person vastly more proficient at spreadsheet management. Repetitive tasks become automated, potentially tied to keyboard shortcuts. The same is true for MS Word, or indeed any program that includes scripting support. Even adding filters to your email client to automatically sort messages upon arrival is a simple form of coding.

I agree that very few people will ever have the inclination or ability to write a useful app or program, but the skill to automate common tasks when you use technology is going to be almost universally valuable.

Wente's article appears to miss this, instead equating 'coding' with a specific language, or technology, or job type. Those things will change, but the underlying skill sets will not.