I have encountered groups of developers that have gone both ways - some actually paid attention to the people who knew things, and others paid attention to the

I have encountered groups of developers that have gone both ways - some actually paid attention to the people who knew things, and others paid attention to the people who claimed to know things. For example, I like to think I can tell wizards from blowhards, but I am also pretty sure I can be fooled in the short term.