I think your point is pretty hard to argue with but it doesn't have much bearing...

ebbv on Aug 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sorry Dan Shipper and other coders, you are wrong....

I think your point is pretty hard to argue with but it doesn't have much bearing on the original point; not everybody can be a programmer.

Yeah a programmer can be a hipster douchebag, a Star Trek loving nerd with Asperger's or a stay at home mom. But not everyone will ever be able to do it.

PS - I love Ratatouille.

EDIT:

To clarify further; anybody CAN have aptitude for programming, but not everybody DOES.

pacaro on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

This.

I think (in your edit) you are stating the point I'm trying to make rather better than I did.