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Re:Ask HN: Why do you find your job satisfying? by xdfgh1112 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:18AM (#34501405)
> My IQ is medium/low, so I am not capable of solving complex algorithms, and my brain processing power is nowhere near some of the other guys that I work with, so I can't build truly incredible feats of engineering like 3d rendering engines or voice recognition systems.

So you're like 99% of developers then.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do you find your job satisfying? by kal40 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:33AM (#34501936)
You think that 99% of developers have low to medium IQ?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do you find your job satisfying? by inkubus on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:42AM (#34501987)
99% of developers "can't build truly incredible feats of engineering like 3d rendering engines or voice recognition systems."
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Re:Ask HN: Why do you find your job satisfying? by giantg2 on Thursday January 26, 2023 @09:29AM (#34531975)
IQ and building "incredible feats of engineering" are separate things.

High IQ is helpful or maybe even necessary to build incredible things. However, many people with high IQs build regular stuff or even nothing at all.

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