I would like to point you to two interesting things. The first is the case of Ferdinand Waldo Demara[1] (with whom an uncle of mine served aboard HMCS Cayuga during the Korean War). The second is The Daily WTF[2], wherein the inability of actual trained, working professionals in the programming field to come to grips with the very most basic aspects of their daily tasks is exposed for the edification of the unwary.
The basics of medicine (particularly of routine surgery) are not particularly hard to grasp; the hard part is learning to control the scalpel, and that's really not very different from learning how to cut a frisket mask for airbrushing. Sure, there are hard parts, but how many GPs ever have to delve into the deepest arcana? That's what specialists are for.
Programming is easy if you're already inclined to think that way, or once you've had the "aha!" moment. Getting there isn't universal, even among those who have chosen to pursue programming as a career. Pick a platform, visit a forum or newsgroup, and look for the "kindly do the needful" messages from people who are paid to do things that should be as simple as putting two Lego blocks together.
The basics of medicine (particularly of routine surgery) are not particularly hard to grasp; the hard part is learning to control the scalpel, and that's really not very different from learning how to cut a frisket mask for airbrushing. Sure, there are hard parts, but how many GPs ever have to delve into the deepest arcana? That's what specialists are for.
Programming is easy if you're already inclined to think that way, or once you've had the "aha!" moment. Getting there isn't universal, even among those who have chosen to pursue programming as a career. Pick a platform, visit a forum or newsgroup, and look for the "kindly do the needful" messages from people who are paid to do things that should be as simple as putting two Lego blocks together.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara [2] http://thedailywtf.com