I agree that more technical projects require more cleverness/training, but most things don't require genius. Terry Tao, field medalist, argues strongly that on

I agree that more technical projects require more cleverness/training, but most things don't require genius. Terry Tao, field medalist, argues strongly that one does not need to be a genius to be a professional mathematician. https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-to-be-a-genius-to-do-maths/ https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-t... Likewise, this implies that one does not need to be a genius to program difficult things.