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Re:"Programmer" is an Overgeneralization by 16s on Monday February 06, 2012 @07:54AM (#3557212)
Very nice article. To be a "systems programmer" or a "rails web programmer" are two very different things. One is not "better" than the other, only different with different skill sets and knowledge while still sharing some general concepts (looping, variables, etc).
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Re:"Programmer" is an Overgeneralization by cheald on Monday February 06, 2012 @08:21AM (#3557283)
The difference is that it's not uncommon for the same person to be good at both systems programming and rails development, while the elusive quantum physicist-marine biologist is far more rare.
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Re:"Programmer" is an Overgeneralization by DougBTX on Monday February 06, 2012 @08:56AM (#3557388)
Would these guys count as crossing the quantum physicist - marine biologist divide?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100203131356.ht...

I wouldn't be surprised if there are more people looking at the effects and applications of quantum mechanics in biology than there are people who split their time between systems programming and rails development.

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Re:"Programmer" is an Overgeneralization by 16s on Monday February 06, 2012 @08:25AM (#3557294)
I've not found this to be the case.
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