&quot;but now men such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg—the modern trinity of the tech world—are hailed as the innovative programmers of the last 30 years.&quot;<p>Not a confidence builder. I do not doubt that Gates and Zuckerberg have done serious programming, and that some of what Gates did was definitely innovative. I do doubt that they made their fortunes as &quot;the&quot; innovative programmers.