Like stoly said above, I think programmers are probably slightly above average intelligence overall, so don’t sell yourself short there. But yeah. We’re not geniuses

This is very fair. Math has always come fairly easily to me. So math intuition plays a part in my interest and ability to learn to program.

I think most people, even smart people, assume they couldn’t do it though because I’m some kind of genius, which only a few programmers actually are.

That there’s something inherently special about me that makes me able to program…

… Yes…patience and interest.