Not true. If you've been reading the rest of this thread, the argument has largely been that academic results aren't good indicators of programming ability. In

Not true. If you've been reading the rest of this thread, the argument has largely been that academic results aren't good indicators of programming ability. In fact, the way the Malaysian education system is set up, I would argue that it's probably only possible to be a good programmer by getting poor results. (Unless you're a particularly good exam hacker). Becoming a good programmer takes practice, and practice takes time, and being a straight-A student in Malaysia involves going to school and going to tuition and memorizing garbage - all of which eats into possible programming time.