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by jshen 5232 days ago
I think the truth is that most of those people aren't cut out to be programmers.
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A while back there was a post about how great http://teamtreehouse.com 's tutorials are. I added the following comment:

"But don't you think in an industry like software development, you need to be able to self-educate. Software just moves too fast. So a person that needs hand-holding is not going to 'get' what it takes to be a good programmer."

I got downvoted for it =)

So I think people are all over the map when it comes to how to learn and how to teach. But in the end, I maintain that you only get good by being self-motivated and driven - no other way.