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No true Scotsman would struggle with sql
by collingreen 1y ago
No true Scotsman would struggle with sql
- idiotsecant 1y agoAre you saying that expecting software developers to know how to use SQL is a no true scotsman fallacy? What's next? Do we stop expecting people to know how FOR loops work?
- collingreen 1y agoDo you think that's where I'm going with that? Expectations for people and for loops? > 'real' engineers can use SQL just fine. To be very explicit instead of snarky about my point: I think it is both factually incorrect and unnecessary gatekeeping to say real engineers know sql and imply not knowing sql marks someone as not a real engineer, hence the "no true Scotsman" fallacy. I probably agree with most of your opinions here within the context of the thread - I think good engineers can learn sql and other tools as necessary. I don't, however, think experience with any particular technology is a valid bar for a good or bad engineer at this point and I'm happy to speak against that when I see it.