Yes I'm aware, you still haven't backed your statement. The context is "software engineering" not about creating the next LISP. So please answer that before throwing ad-hominem's?
Further, you are the one making bold claims, so the burden of proof lies on you. There are more than enough examples of great software written by "geniuses". But now please mention one great (groundbreaking) project that was written by an army of mediocre programmers.
Let's just make it a little game. I'll go first:
Don Knuth: TeX
Now is your turn!
The claim I made (if you actually read it carefully) is that in current field of software engineering (99.99% of software, boring Line Of Business software, OS, Kernels etc.) can and are done by average developers. And they do not require "super developers" with inflated ego's aka the a-holes.
You however taken away that to some how mean "geniuses". That is an error on your comprehension and interpretation.
So please do calm down your nerd rage :)
"There is nothing, in software engineering that can’t be done by other “non-genius” programmers. Further no one developer is greater than a community of developers. - Coding Ninja"
If you think that kernel programming is easy and can be done by "average" programmers then you are either so far ahead of the curve that you don't even realize it, or you are a prime example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I strongly suspect that it's the latter.
The important stuff gets done by truly outstanding people. To deny this is nothing but laughable.
case in point-> The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (by Noam Nisan).
Your average CS student can do this (from nand to tetris). Kernel development is hard (without a doubt), but not impossible.
"The important stuff gets done by truly outstanding people. To deny this is nothing but laughable."
Once again, you are adding things that do not exist in the original article.
Of course Kernel development isn't impossible. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any kernels in the first place. But of course it is the domain of a rather small number of people.
I've demonstrated that kernel development, although "hard" is possible even by students (hence the reference to the book and its related course).
You have offered nothing in response.