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Maybe, after all, developers don’t come from a different planet and not all of them have years of experience behind them

Nope, developers are just like any other person but usually do have experience that make them seem like geniuses or gifted. Obviously a gifted person and geniuses would make great developers, but that isn't a requirement.

The idea someone is a "developer" or "non-developer" is a business classification, not an actual physical category. Anyone can be a developer, regardless of what someone calls them. If you can build something by programming I'd call you a developer.

Developers aren't developers out of the womb, they are built over time from experience and gaining knowledge. If you seek that experience you can become a developer. It might take more time then the run-of-the-mill genius (😉), but its not impossible, nor unreasonable.