A little bit of knowledge is maybe worse than not knowing at all. I'd rather have someone just say "I don't know" than try to make a decision based on a few wee

A little bit of knowledge is maybe worse than not knowing at all. I'd rather have someone just say "I don't know" than try to make a decision based on a few weeks playing with Python tutorials. Dabbling a bit in a couple of languages like this article suggests is about as far from programming, or understanding software development, as playing with toy cars is from Formula 1 racing or designing engines. All of these "you must learn to code" articles are encouraging a dilettantism that is going to plague serious programmers. Why aren't we telling college students to learn just a little genetic engineering so they can find jobs in the biomedical industry?