On the one hand, I wish to concede defeat in this argument, that indeed this is a very British argument being made, one that is, essentially, &quot;an excuse for class&quot;, whereby a subject requiring high-order adept facilities is available only to &quot;a select few&quot;, &#x27;because class system&#x27;.<p>On the other hand, beyond the borders of the colonial-imperial mindset, we have kids in the slums who - precisely because they were not given the &#x27;golden ticket&#x27; of opportunity presented to a select few - had to actually .. you know .. do the work of becoming a very good developer.<p>Good developers are not limited by class.<p>(disclaimer; have lived and worked with many good developers around the world, and it has nothing to do with education and everything to do with spirit..)