The barrier to entry to call yourself a programmer or possibly make it through a Computer Science course is definitely lower, but there's potentially an immutab

The barrier to entry to call yourself a programmer or possibly make it through a Computer Science course is definitely lower, but there's potentially an immutable barrier to being a programmer regarding the ability to work with the kind of thinking required to do it, as mentioned in a comment I made elsewhere in this thread. I haven't heard the same said about becoming a doctor - I think it's considered something most people could do if they put in all the time and effort required. So, the barrier to programming might be either impassable or not there depending on who you are, while I'd assume the one to being a doctor would be difficult but doable for most people. So for those people who can't be a programmer, "difficult" would be easier than "not possible," so the barrier would be lower to be a doctor to them, while for someone with the predisposition for programming, programming would definitely be easier.