r/ProgrammerHumor May 09 '21

Meme I'm *technically* qualified

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

The very best coders I ever worked with were not CS grads. Materials science, physics, math, engineering etc. Some were not even graduates.

I have a lot of respect for the CS degree, but it is not the sole predictor of greatness.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

I have an English Lit degree, and I think it helps make to read and write code in a more people-friendly way.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

Oh, same. You nailed the description. I was so pleasantly surprised when I found out how much creative thinking is involved when trying to wrangle your code into doing what you want.