not exactly software engineering, but back when I worked at HostGator as a tech support rep, there was a tongue-in-cheek thing that went around that the best ag

not exactly software engineering, but back when I worked at HostGator as a tech support rep, there was a tongue-in-cheek thing that went around that the best agent was the one who could use Google most effectively. I think that that general concept is accurate for most technical roles in general; sure, you should know what it is you're doing, but the internet acts as a memory aid device and augments our ability to store knowledge to a great degree, so being able to effectively use it obviously contributes to being a more effective employee edit: and of course StackOverflow when I briefly worked as a perl dev there.