This is not a counter-point. This is what I have said: > You just can't do well in some contexts This means that your project is either simple enough that you

This is not a counter-point. This is what I have said: > You just can't do well in some contexts This means that your project is either simple enough that you don't need to know advanced CS or someone on your project actually has that knowledge. I've also said: > I think it all boils down to having at least a decent ability in all areas involved in order to be able to be productive in all environments. So it seems that you are barking up the wrong tree. My point is that you need to have decent knowledge of all related areas to your project in order to be able to meaningfully contribute and this statement still stands. If you write an useful CRUD application you don't have to know how a hashtable works.