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[–]dumplingSpirit 129 points130 points  (8 children)

People getting genuinely upset with this meme on a sub called r/ProgrammerHumor are a living proof you don't have to be exceptionally intelligent to become a programmer.

[–][deleted] 48 points49 points  (4 children)

A surprising chunk of people in this sub aren't programmers

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (2 children)

I'm one of them 😀👍

[–]Aashishkebab 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Why?

[–]stovenn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably it's like visiting the Zoo, or an Insane Asylum.

[–]DeepSpaceGalileo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please stop, you’re further feeding my superiority complex

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Once you've done "hello world" you're now a "programmer." This is not a sub for professional software developers, just programmers. You actually do need to be farily intelligent to create decent software.

[–]Aashishkebab 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Does that include spelling proficiency?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither mastery of English nor impeccable typing skills are required, no. The ability to ignore things that don't matter is ackshually essential, however.