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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I have gleaned on the internet, there are programmers and then there are talented programmers.  Naturally the latter enjoy greater demand for their skills.[/quote]

Yes. There are the creatives and the basement code monkeys. My friend who is a programmer entered an online contest on a whim and created a little something that caught someone’s attention. Google tracked him down, flew him out for several days worth of interviews and offered him a job. That’s the kind of programmer you want to be. [/quote]

I would rather be John Mayer than a talented programmer.[/quote]

That's a gross simplification - it doesn't break down that cleanly.  There are some superstars, lots of really good coders and those that you call basement code monkeys might be the most talented of all.  You don't want to be the one stuck maintaining dated systems (COBOL!), but there is still such a demand for good coders of all types.

And I love coding.  Doing it for over 30 years and I still enjoy it.   If you like it and are decent at it - just like anything else in life - you'll do fine.   Tell him to take a class or two and see if it clicks.  It's impossible to tell without trying it.  [/quote]

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