[s986s]

I appreciate this sentiment. Correct me if Im wrong but you are implying, if an individual understands how to command something or do a task, they have a realization of how the bigger picture works to some extent. I agree with this from a personal perspective. Are you interviewing individuals/doing this scientifically or is this a personal theory you test when given the opportunity?

[geocar]

> Correct me if Im wrong but you are implying, if an individual understands how to command something or do a task, they have a realization of how the bigger picture works to some extent.

No: I am not trying to say someone knows how to program if they can program.

In fact, I suspect strongly the opposite: Most people who can program do not have any idea how they program, let alone how to program.

I am saying there are at least two essential skills which are "programming", and not just the one you brought up.

There are more: One must also have a command of the grammar and syntax, but I find that despite how much time people spend on it, this speaks more about how complex languages are, than it does about programming[1], and so I did not bring it up.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9122299

> Are you interviewing individuals/doing this scientifically or is this a personal theory you test when given the opportunity?

I'm a professional and not an academic, and yet a big part of my role is to grow programmers, so it's a little more than a personal theory, but a lot less than a study.