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> Yes, search engine results are for amateurs (except for finding the source, spec, base documentation, etc.). If you are serious, hold yourself and your learni

> Yes, search engine results are for amateurs (except for finding the source, spec, base documentation, etc.). If you are serious, hold yourself and your learning to higher standards. This is exceptionally gatekeepy and predicated on the assumption that everyone learns or consumes knowledge in the same way you do, which is just not true. We already work in a profession that has issues with gatekeeping - I think we should avoid exacerbating that.

dotancohen 5y ago
> We already work in a profession that has issues with gatekeeping - I think we should avoid exacerbating that. Why? Law and Medicine are gatekept fields, the minimum bar is essential for providing such sensitive services. With all the security issues - never mind accessibility - I think that professional software development should be gatekept. Hobbist software development - where many of us started - should of course have welcoming arms to new members. I wonder how the Law and Medicine fields would cope with hobbist communities.