I expect the same issues are present in a field like organic synthesis. It takes cleverness and skill to develop synthesis procedures, and I'm sure a lot of peo

I expect the same issues are present in a field like organic synthesis. It takes cleverness and skill to develop synthesis procedures, and I'm sure a lot of people graduate with PhDs who aren't particulalry great at it. Hmm, maybe it has something to do with the fact that the resources needed to learn CS are very accessible, but this isn't the case with other fields. So self-taught experts are much rarer in other fields, but CS stands out since it's accessible to anyone with a computer and the interest.