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by mytochar
4203 days ago
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This StackExchange seems to have a pretty good overview on this very question: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/163631/has-no... There is a No True Scotsman argument that arives here "Well, if someone later became a programmer, despite failing those tests earlier, then clearly they were skilled at becoming a programmer" blah blah; but it is still an interesting phenomenon. And yes, there will be outliers, of course; and there will be people that gradually mull their brain to change the way it thinks; but, it is still an interesting phenomenon. I bet we could see this in other fields, too, it's just that programming is presently the hotness. (edit: added more) As for elitism. What is elitist about it if that /is/ true? Oh no, Billy can't program, but he's great with cars. Sarah sucks at linked lists, but she has a better understanding of the human body than any of her peers in the ICU. And so on. |
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