Tech in general and software in particular is hard to learn. So hard that you can't progress beyond mediocre level unless you have strong passion for it. Only t

Tech in general and software in particular is hard to learn. So hard that you can't progress beyond mediocre level unless you have strong passion for it. Only that passion pushes you to spend hours and days fighting a problem. Only that passion makes you stay awake late night reading about beautiful programming concept. Only that passion gives you a bliss when you finally figured out something and made it work. Better social interactions won't replace that passion. So no, I don't support her theory. Innate interest in technology is necessary and sufficient.