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Right and I think "scientists" simply are more intelligent than average Joe Coder. Intelligent people produce better software. It is easy to learn some coding,
by galaxyLogic 3y ago
Right and I think "scientists" simply are more intelligent than average Joe Coder. Intelligent people produce better software.
It is easy to learn some coding, not so easy to become a scientist.
To becomes a scientist you must write and get your PhD-thesis approved, which must already be about scientific discoveries you have made while doing that thesis. Only people with above average IQ can accomplish something like that, I think.
- palata 3y ago> Right and I think "scientists" simply are more intelligent than average Joe Coder. Intelligent people produce better software. The vast majority of papers I read on topics I know are complete bullshit. Maybe making a PhD was more elitist before, but now it surely isn't. If we define "scientist" as anyone who publishes papers, then they have the same problem as software engineering: it's mostly made by juniors.
- _Wintermute 3y agoIn my experience getting a PhD doesn't require above average intelligence, it does require a lot of perseverance and a good amount of organisation though. I honestly think most skilled tradespeople are more intelligent than me and my PhD holding colleagues.
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- 9dev 3y agoBeing intelligent in one domain doesn’t automatically make you good in any others. Exceptional biologists can be astoundingly bad at maths, and the other way around. Like most skills, being good at writing software requires not only intelligence, but lots of experience too. Maybe smarter people will pick it up faster, but they aren’t intrinsically better. It’s a bit surprising you’d have to explain such a basic conclusion here.