Does a good programmer need to have good spatial sense?

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Do you need to have good spatial sense to be a good programmer?

I have next to nothing of it (I think it has to do with the differing vision of my eyes).

I've already coded quite little things but wonder if this interferes with the ability to 'imagine' the assembly of the code in case of a more complex program?

Sorry for my english, I'm Austrian and not so used to write in English.. Thanks for your ansers..

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