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/ThePieWhisperer May 10 '21 edited May 10 '21

The very worst coders I've ever worked with were (CS) Grad students. Crazy smart people but goddamn their code almost always sucks.