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0 pointsAlwaysRock5y ago0 comments

Smart, tech people, and average are all terms that need context. There are a lot of dumb programmers out there. There are a lot of really smart ones.

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If you're defining "dumb" as "below average" then no, there really aren't.

If you're defining "dumb" as "below average for a programmer" then yeah that's... about half of us, turns out.

Programming isn't physics, but it is a profession that starts around +1 SD. Below that you're gonna wash out.

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0 pointsAlwaysRock5y ago0 comments

Smart, tech people, and average are all terms that need context. There are a lot of dumb programmers out there. There are a lot of really smart ones.

If you're defining "dumb" as "below average" then no, there really aren't.

If you're defining "dumb" as "below average for a programmer" then yeah that's... about half of us, turns out.

Programming isn't physics, but it is a profession that starts around +1 SD. Below that you're gonna wash out.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse