The idea OP is working to combat or disprove, though, is not that "People can succeed without effort". Rather, they are working to prove that software developme

The idea OP is working to combat or disprove, though, is not that "People can succeed without effort". Rather, they are working to prove that software development is a skill which can be learned by most/all people, and not some highly intellectual undertaking out of reach to all but the most mentally elite.