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My criticism of the article would be that there isn't really anything to disagree with. Most STEM people already understand that analytical ability is more impo
by acbabis 10y ago
My criticism of the article would be that there isn't really anything to disagree with. Most STEM people already understand that analytical ability is more important than knowledge; and the people struggling with this are unlikely to gain that understanding from an article.
From that perspective, I think you might be right. The article won't accomplish much except make the writer look good. But you're also right that this is cynical. If we're optimistic, this article could serve to give people already possessing some analytical ability a friendly nudge to learn and dissect a new concept.
- rimantas 10y agoMost STEM people should know, that analytical ability relies a lot on knowledge. You cannot analyse how something is made up unless you are able to recognise parts, their relationships and dependences. You need those chunks, patterns in your brain only then you can see them elsewhere and understand the working of the whole.
- adrianratnapala 10y agoYou'd be surprised. A lot of hirings get done on no more than the candidate's knowledge of XYZ programming-language. It might seem obvious that it's more important to know whether there is any point to writing the current feature -- but a team has to be working fairly well before it can even recognise that.