Perfect analogy right there. See Tim Bray doesn't know operator precedence rules. It's perfectly possible to live and work and thrive without memorizing everyt

Perfect analogy right there. See Tim Bray doesn't know operator precedence rules. It's perfectly possible to live and work and thrive without memorizing everything. This is what being an engineer is all about. Yet the FUD that goes into interview & recruitment processes (as well as other aspects of a programmer's work, but that's a longer story) is astonishing.