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Ask HN: What comes first: the idea or the skill?

Hello HN,I'm an avid HN reader, but also a non-programmer. I'd like to get some insight to what a programmer perceives.To come up with a disruptive new idea (e.g., Facebook, Uber), does one need to know programming skills to discover that idea? Would understanding how software works on a technical level lead to ideas being thought of more readily? Or should someone focus on the problem first...

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