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by ZenoArrow 3570 days ago
> "1. There exists genetic limitations, and 2. Not everyone has an asperger-style of thinking."

You don't need asperger-style thinking to be able to code, nor do I think the skills you need to code are particularly rare. What's rarer is the inclination to learn.

In my opinion, anyone that can write out a cooking recipe can learn to code. Cooking recipes are basically imperative programming in disguise. The ingredients are the variables, and the cooking instructions are the algorithms.