I agree with the other commenters that goodness-at-programming is a partial order, not a total one. However, your comment reminded me of something I remember PG

I agree with the other commenters that goodness-at-programming is a partial order, not a total one. However, your comment reminded me of something I remember PG saying in a talk once: "If there is a Michael Jordan of hacking, nobody knows who he is, not even he." I can't remember if he mentioned the obvious corollary, which is that it's pointless to worry about.