The point is that there are no programmers that can simulate machines in their heads. These elite engineers only exist in theory. Because if they did exist, the

The point is that there are no programmers that can simulate machines in their heads. These elite engineers only exist in theory. Because if they did exist, they would appear so alien and freakish to you that they would never be able to communicate their form of software development paradigms and patterns. These rare type of programmers only exist in the future, assuming we're on a timeline toward such a singularity. And we're not, except for some exceptions that cultivate a colony away from what is commonly called the tech industry. EDIT: Unless you're saying that SOLID, VIPER, TDD, etc. are already alien invaders from a perfect world and only good and skilled humans can adhere to the rules with uncanny accuracy?