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Bad analogy (on the author's part re: surgeons). That example is precisely like the oral portion of board exams for specialties that have them. When you hire a
by 2mur 16y ago
Bad analogy (on the author's part re: surgeons). That example is precisely like the oral portion of board exams for specialties that have them. When you hire a board-certified surgeon, they have already demonstrated the ability to jump through this (important) hoop.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoI didn't want to just guess this - there's enough misinformation driving this particular metaphor - but in fact I was pretty darned sure that, in addition to all the stuff I mentioned, every surgeon travels with the equivalent of a formal certification that he or she has passed the surgical equivalent of fizzbuzz. Thanks for the confirmation.