What do programmers actually do?

One thing is highlighting the work progammers do, which I believe is quite important, but a completely different thing is to imply that coding is the ultimate tool in scientific research. There's kind of a vice or trend in contemporary science (at least physics, my domain) to overrate data and simulations, and to underrate deep math and modelling. The end result is that there are tons of papers in important subjects, but most of the time little understanding. Physics is plenty with simulations using unjustified assumptions made mostly with the purpose of saving computer time. BOTH, coding and HARD MODELLING, are needed in science, even more when working at the frontiers of knowledge. The way in which this video is scripted is almost like sending the wrong message. I personally know more than one PhD in physics that know very well how to code, but do not have the general background in physics that a PhD IN PHYSICS used to have (and MUST have).