> usually at the top of intelligence range in the math spectrum As someone who is definitely not at the top of the `math intelligence spectrum' but does have a

> usually at the top of intelligence range in the math spectrum As someone who is definitely not at the top of the `math intelligence spectrum' but does have a reasonable understanding of monads (in a practical, not category theory sense), I can promise you that this isn't the case. Yes, it takes a while to get your head around them - but this is mostly due to poor teaching materials. I wouldn't class them as significantly harder than many of the other concepts required to become a good programmer. This isn't to say that monadic solutions are an answer to all problems - but they're interesting to learn about.