Depends on your definition of genius, but I definitely agree that these folks don't quite hold up the sentiment that "anyone can do it." I would put Martin Thompson, Raph Levien, and Jonathan Blow at least in the top 0.1% of programmers.
They are great examples for his overall point though. It probably would've been better just to leave out the genius bit and talk about them as folks proving it can be done.
They are great examples for his overall point though. It probably would've been better just to leave out the genius bit and talk about them as folks proving it can be done.