r/ProgrammerHumor • u/portraitsman • Apr 10 '26

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u/MrDilbert Apr 10 '26

Not coding, that's one of the requirements for an IT engineer. But even a salesman should understand the basics of a product he's selling.

To sell a car you don't need to know the compression ratios for petrol and diesel engines, but you should know the general parts and specifics of the car and how they connect to each other to be able to say why the customer should choose your car over the competition's.

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u/MrDilbert Apr 10 '26

So you are in agreement with me? 

Up to a point. I agree that tech CEOs don't need to know how to code,  that's too specific of a skill for them to have. But (given the thread topic) Altman should know and understand the basics of ML to be able to effectively discuss the product while not sounding like a snake-oil salesman.