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I'd say it's a bit more like a truck driver who doesn't know how an engine or transmission works. Sure, you can learn the habits just fine, and maybe go your e

I'd say it's a bit more like a truck driver who doesn't know how an engine or transmission works. Sure, you can learn the habits just fine, and maybe go your entire career without knowing what goes on under the hood. But sooner or later you're going to get stuck on the side of the road waiting for someone else to come out and fix something trivial.

confidantlake 5y ago
But then you can call AAA and get fixed in under a hour. I would guess the number of truck drivers that know enough about their engine or transmission to fix a trivial issue is <10%. For Uber drivers I would be flabbergasted if it was over 1%. I actually think this is a pretty good analogy. A truck driver does not need to know how to fix their truck to do their job. A web developer does not need to know how to bitshift. For mechanics or low level programmers it is a different story.