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I think of "the bar" as being basically our industry's equivalent to a law degree: it's just a way to show that you have some foundational knowledge in the subj
by jgwil2 7y ago
I think of "the bar" as being basically our industry's equivalent to a law degree: it's just a way to show that you have some foundational knowledge in the subject, even if it bears little resemblance to day-to-day work. All of the flaws you enumerated could also apply to law school, but at least "the bar" is reasonably accessible and doesn't cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Apocryphon 7y agoThe annoying thing is that with the bar exam, there is a clearly defined test with criteria. Whereas what you have in the software industry is a vaguely-defined set of expectations that vary widely. There's no standard.
- jgwil2 7y agoDefinitely agree with you there. I wonder how far we are from some kind of standardization. Lots of startups are already in this space, but if a few FAANG companies adopted a common standard it wouldn't be long before a large share of the industry followed suit.
- meestaahjoshee 7y agoctci and leetcode seem to be the unofficial standard tbh
- DeathArrow 7y agoNot only the law degree is a standard exam, but you only have to pass it once not ten times in your career.
- swat535 7y agoYes well except you forgot that lawyers pass the bar once and don’t have to redo randomized exams over and over in under 45 minutes. My lawyer friends are making 160$/h and their interview efforts were an hour discussion with a few lunch meetings.