[newbie789]

This is so odd to me. There seems to be some sort of obsession with making sure everybody knows that programmers “Aren’t Normal People.” It’s just a job, doing it well doesn’t make you some Superhuman Logic Machine.

I’d love to see a post like this that includes “Pathologically Obsessive Need For Self Aggrandizement” as one of these ~Coder Feelings~ that only the Chosen Folks can experience.

[rramadass]

Right; Agreed 100%!

Other than requiring little more than average persistence and curiosity, there is nothing "superior" about it. Anybody can learn "Programming". We are natural born problem solvers and the only thing there is to learn is how to instruct a machine to do the same in a structured manner.

[brailsafe]

I agree in spirit, but I no longer believe that anyone can necessarily learn programming, maybe because some of those other elements are missing. That's just based on witnessing people who don't seem to be able reason though even the smallest unit of logic expressed in visual form. I believe that most people probably can though to some extent

[rramadass]

"Programming" as a technique of problem solving can be taught and learnt by anybody just like Mathematics. Now whether they will become good at it depends on various other characteristics like Interest, Aptitude, Effort and Persistence. There is no inherent limiting factor since it is a function of "General Intelligence" which all of us "Normal" folks are imbued with.