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I agree and disagree. I'm not a developer, and I know that it's not worth for me at the time trying to become a good developers, that's why I try to hire great
by davidedicillo 16y ago
I agree and disagree. I'm not a developer, and I know that it's not worth for me at the time trying to become a good developers, that's why I try to hire great developers or partner with them. But at the same time, I wanted (and I did) learn the basics of PHP first and Ruby/RoR later, not because I plan to build things on my own, but because even if you just collaborate with developers (I'm a designer/front-end guy), it's really important to understand the technology and the logic behind it. Sure, to drive a car you don't need to know how the engine works, but if you do, you'll immediately know when something is wrong so that you can take it to shop to get it checked.
- MJR 16y agoI agree that it is important to be able to communicate effectively with anyone who has a technical background. Often that does mean having a basic knowledge of fundamentals of a language, etc. My point was really the mindset that you can just pickup a book and in 30 days be able to build your dream application and Viola! Not so much.