I work as a software engineer and I don’t use any of those things… so yea… if I can do it, most people, the overwhelming majority of people can do it.

that is definitely a problem of the US education system. The “no child left behind” policy is absolute garbage.

he just didn’t pay attention in class when it was taught

see: forgot to properly teach him.

He is either not a US American, or the “Never Forget” nation forgot to properly teach him.

Protip: dont be that programmer.

You might think that working hard and putting the weight of everything on your shoulders is honorable and will be rewarded. But, no one will care. No one will care until you stop. When you stop dragging everyone else, when they have to start pulling, they’ll blame you. To them, things were going great until you started slouching.