The age you started programming doesn't matter. False. But it is only one indicator, and people lie. I believe that there is natural aptitude, there is experi

The age you started programming doesn't matter. False. But it is only one indicator, and people lie. I believe that there is natural aptitude, there is experience, and finally there is motivation. The age you started programming is most certainly an indicator for experience, and also I believe motivation. But it is only an indicator, not an accurate measure. If someone started programming at age 6, but didn't do anything with it till college, then they have less experience than a social outcast who came home from school every day and programmed to the detriment of homework. It would also suggest a lack of motivation. Logically, the best programmer maximizes all three, but how does one measure them and how common is such a person?