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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development by commandlinefan on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:21AM (#22737224)
> similar to the idea that "most people simply cannot read".

I think you're probably right, but in a strictly semantic way: I think it's feasible that nearly everybody (excluding, say, the severely mentally handicapped) could learn to program to a reasonable level of proficiency, with enough effort. However, most people won't, so it ends up being the same as if most people can't.

Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development by TheOtherHobbes on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @10:48AM (#22738027)
HN is a self-selecting population of higher=than-median IQ people with specific interests. Outside of that population, skill levels look like this:

https://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/Country%20note%20-%20Unite...