A software engineer that forgets that there are 8 bits in a byte is like a surgeon that forgets where the heart is in an human being, in my view... One might ar

A software engineer that forgets that there are 8 bits in a byte is like a surgeon that forgets where the heart is in an human being, in my view... One might argue that it would be fine because as an orthopaedic surgeon specialised in hands they didn't need to care about the heart area but really you wouldn't let them near a patient because it's such basic knowledge that not knowing raises a massive red flag and the basic competency of the person is called into question.