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Re:Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting into Class by maxxxxx on Thursday January 24, 2019 @11:09AM (#18989895)
I don't think that's true. If your job is checking off Jira tickets maybe it's the case. But there are plenty of areas where you need a lot of creativity and deep knowledge to make progress.
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Re:Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting into Class by nradov on Thursday January 24, 2019 @11:50AM (#18990329)
It takes just as much creativity and deep knowledge to achieve the Master Plumber rating (or for any other skilled trade).
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Re:Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting into Class by maxxxxx on Thursday January 24, 2019 @12:10PM (#18990555)
Exactly. There are plumbers who just execute exactly what they learned in school but nothing else and there are others who can solve tricky problems. Same for programmers.
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Re:Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting into Class by traek on Thursday January 24, 2019 @11:25AM (#18990063)
> But there are plenty of areas where you need a lot of creativity and deep knowledge to make progress.

This is also true for many other skilled trades.

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