Rather than "stupid", I'd say individuals that aren't cut out to be programmers. But yes, I've known people who have sort of bumped along the bottom through a

Rather than "stupid", I'd say individuals that aren't cut out to be programmers. But yes, I've known people who have sort of bumped along the bottom through a CS program and even sometimes gotten their degrees. However well-intentioned this might seem, the results can be pretty awful. In some cases, the person was hired for their first job, flamed out completely, and had to find a job in an unrelated industry. It's a terrible thing to go through. I tried several majors in college and had the good luck to wash out almost immediately in the early coursework. If I hadn't, I might have ended up in a career I hated, dragging down those around me. It's hard to love your work if you don't have the skills for it.