As I was driving to work this morning, I was listening to the DJ and realized, yes, there is real talent involved in being a radio personality. It is different than the talents of the musicians whose music he plays, but it is real talent.

I then got to thinking, is there such thing as Perl programming talent, or is it purely a realm of skill? What would it take for you to say, "Wow, that person is a really talented coder" instead of, "Wow, that person is a really skilled coder". Or maybe skill and talent are the same, when it comes to programming? Which brings up the question of how do you define "talent"?

I'll add my opinions on the matter after I've heard yours - I don't want to bias anyone's reply.

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It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.

In reply to A muse on Talent by kwaping

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