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Hmmm..... > I would say that someone who needs a curriculum won't succeed as a developer. I disagree. Lets try this shall we: "I would say that someone who
by pm24601 9y ago
Hmmm.....
> I would say that someone who needs a curriculum won't succeed as a developer.
I disagree.
Lets try this shall we:
"I would say that someone who needs a curriculum won't succeed as a "
... doctor
... pilot
... nurse
... electrician
... architect
I am not willing to accept a self-taught brain surgeon.
- bdcravens 9y agoNor would I. There's a reason why we're talking about this on HACKER News. Every field you mentioned is a licensed profession, in an industry surrounded by regulations and inspections. Every one of those fields involves the health or safety of other people. Programming is a pretty wide open field, without regulation and highly prescribed ways of performing the work. It feels extremely disingenuous to compare a brain surgeon to someone building Uber for Skateboards and deciding whether to use Redux or observables.
- throwawayxyz709 9y agoMaybe that's why brain surgery is a successful, reputable field and we're stuck with shit like Uber for Skateboards and Redux..
- pm24601 9y agoProgramming flaws kill people. WannaCry shut 20% of britian's hospitals. ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/nhs-cyber-attack-everything-need-know-biggest-ransomware-offensive/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/nhs-cyber-attack-... ) Seems like programming DOES involve the health and safety of others.
- EpicEng 9y agoAre you really comparing brain surgery with "let's write another CRUD app"? Every field you mentioned is licensed for a reason. Your Angular app isn't going to kill anyone, and 99% of devs will never touch anything safety critical.