There are a lot of much more basic (far less sexy) things a basic programmer can do that don't need much power. Being able to access those Biopython/biohaskell libraries entirely from a GUI would aid so many people. If you already know how to use python/haskell/fortran, then there is far less urgency in having a good UI or even using those really basic libraries. But there are a lot of fantastic biologists/geneticists/etc. who can reprogram the genes in a living tissue with alacrity, but run in fear from a command line.
