He is perhaps an exception amongst all programmers, 1 in (total number).

There are a few that may be comparable, but all we can do is make sure we don’t prevent the next Bellard, not make more of them

Yes, but those schools do produce more strong engineers, thinkers, and company leaders than other schools in the country.

I have worked with people from Polytechnique, ENS, INSA, and other schools like Supelec. They are above ordinary people, but this is to be expected; however, most of the people I met are unable to create like Fabrice Bellard did.

I guess something has changed several times in the past, for example, the number of Nobel prizes per inhabitant in France dropped in the first half of the 20th century, and I don't know why.

I also remember reading a text in the 2000' by a Polytechnician who complained about the new generations.