Re:Self-Taught Developers: Are You Missing Your Foundation?
by bobz on Friday September 14, 2012 @11:46AM
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Well, I wouldn't phrase it that way, but it's not a fallacious argument.
If I were to rephrase, I would say, application developers aren't full stack developers.
Modern languages and frameworks hide a lot of complexity, allowing application developers to focus on business problems, which is a good thing.
But if you want to continue to grow as a programmer, and understand the tools you use, or use them to maximum efficiency, understanding things like Big-O analysis are crucial.
I don't often do complex "math" or analysis using Big-O... but understanding the core tenants are crucial, especially as you move from building apps to building frameworks themselves.
If I were to rephrase, I would say, application developers aren't full stack developers.
Modern languages and frameworks hide a lot of complexity, allowing application developers to focus on business problems, which is a good thing.
But if you want to continue to grow as a programmer, and understand the tools you use, or use them to maximum efficiency, understanding things like Big-O analysis are crucial.
I don't often do complex "math" or analysis using Big-O... but understanding the core tenants are crucial, especially as you move from building apps to building frameworks themselves.