On: Do you get offended when people think you are a programmer?

[amichail]

It's not entirely their fault. There are people after all who write code for money. So it's not too much of a stretch to think they might be willing to write code if you share with them any resulting profits.

How many people would be willing to write a novel based on your ideas for money? How many would be willing to write a novel based on your ideas for a share of profits?

[EvanK → amichail]

Enough of them that they have their own term -- ghostwriters.