"""The researcher will prioritize scientific rigor, and the web programmer will prioritize practical use of resources during their implementation.""" Yes, but

"""The researcher will prioritize scientific rigor, and the web programmer will prioritize practical use of resources during their implementation.""" Yes, but in the end, you can't escape theory, you have to know it, even if less rigorously and systematically. Consider the example of the web programmer that stores monetary transactions as floats in some db, blissfully unaware of the issues. Hilarity (or huge lawsuits) ensues...