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Academia's gotta keep a tight grip on that knowledge. Can't possibly be successful without the gatekeepers.
by gpspake 5y ago
Academia's gotta keep a tight grip on that knowledge. Can't possibly be successful without the gatekeepers.
- bredren 5y agoIt is more about preservation of entrenched power structures and resource flows than holding knowledge.
- ChicagoDave 5y agoNot just academia. Google is jarringly restrictive in who they hire. If you haven't memorized the Data Structures textbook, you can't even talk to a recruiter. I've been pretty successful without even glancing at that book (since most business domain data structures aren't complex). Now...I have improved my knowledge of complex data structures like graph traversal, but it's rare this knowledge is needed in every day business-oriented development.
- JohnL4 5y agoWe don't need no book larnin! [Writes an n^3 nested loop] Maybe I'm just traumatized by 00s coders, but I hear rejection of college as rejection of knowledge and critical thinking. I admit school ain't all that, but you CANNOT reject it all.