> The author implies that everyone is smart. No, the author is saying that software engineering is currently viewed (even by smart and capable people) as an in

> The author implies that everyone is smart. No, the author is saying that software engineering is currently viewed (even by smart and capable people) as an intellectually intimidating profession. There's no reason why that should be the case. Working in this space doesn't require you to have exceptional intelligence; just a willingness to apply yourself to the task and think in terms of certain logical patterns. At no point does the writer try to imply that everyone is smarter than average - that's silly.