At the end of the day you have to translate requirements into software. Whether that is through a GUI or textual. Textual just happens to be an extremely effective method to do so.
Every application in existence is a CRUD app. Software is just data processing after all, reading and writing bits.
I think it is extremely egotistical to think that your way is the only way to do things. If some people are not good enough with text files, then by all means we should provide tools so they can help create simple apps without traditional programming skills.
Every application in existence is a CRUD app. Software is just data processing after all, reading and writing bits.