The realy difficulty in coming up with something like [insert name of software program] is that it involves fundamentally rethinking all of your basic approaches. This is very difficult for humans to do. We attack any new problem we encounter with techniques we already know, and try small modifications if difficulties turn up.
(emphasis added)
From a Bram Cohen article, “Great Programmers.”
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