> Is there any proof of developers having higher average IQ than other career paths or are we just assuming that because we're developers we're naturally more i

> Is there any proof of developers having higher average IQ than other career paths or are we just assuming that because we're developers we're naturally more intelligent I don't think the poster is claiming that programmers are smarter; they're claiming that what IQ tests evaluate, and what programmers do, are similar. But IQ isn't the be-all and end-all of intelligence. If you're a programmer, you might score high on an IQ test, not because of how smart you are, but because the skills being evaluated align. You might not be very intelligent at all, just good at IQ tests.