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I agree with your friend, for the most part. Most days I feel more like a combination of a preschool teacher and a switchboard operator than a computer scienti

I agree with your friend, for the most part. Most days I feel more like a combination of a preschool teacher and a switchboard operator than a computer scientist. I'm not really sure how your first paragraph is a counter-argument to your friend. Reinventing the wheel to learn is just busywork. Reinventing the wheel because you need the wheel and don't have one available is fun. Unfortunately the wheel is always available now.

bor0 8y ago
Let's agree that re-inventing the wheel makes one more experienced, and also that it helps understanding things better. I believe that this distinction is what makes one a good/true programmer, compared to just lego play. Edit: Also, I disagree that re-inventing the wheel is just busywork. Compare a programmer that just uses .sort() and another one that uses .sort() and implemented his own sort (disregarding the fact that he is not using his own sort) and really understands the math behind it. Which one would you rely on?
- bor0 8y ago
  Hacking for sure is different nowadays, but that does not stop anyone from learning and understanding more.