I think this is just a poor, exclusive, and incomplete way of saying, "I like passionate coders." Or maybe not, since you seem to imply that the second type just takes up coding because that's what successful people do in the tech world. Am I worthless and not passionate because I started teaching myself to code when I was 15? You probably have a case for people who have been coding nonstop since their early adolescence. But frankly, this article is vapid nonsense. Stop generalizing; sometimes you have to accept that the world is complex and not black and white. Try thinking outside of binary.
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I think this is just a poor, exclusive, and incomplete way of saying, "I like passionate coders." Or maybe not, since you seem to imply that the second type just takes up coding because that's what successful people do in the tech world. Am I worthless and not passionate because I started teaching myself to code when I was 15? You probably have a case for people who have been coding nonstop since their early adolescence. But frankly, this article is vapid nonsense. Stop generalizing; sometimes you have to accept that the world is complex and not black and white. Try thinking outside of binary.
I think coding at 15 still falls into the first category.
The 5th grade thing was just a label. You don't have to agree with my broad generalization.