Web Developers Are Stupid
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Web Developers Are Stupid
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#2Quick summary: Web developers are not stupid.
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#3i agree with the point of the article (i.e., web developers are not stupid)
i'd say that the real issue is that there are lots of good web developers, and they are all are under wraps by big companies, doing the things that they like for a big salary. the bad ones need work, so they're very prolific with their presence and marketing.
the most visible web developers are stupid.
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#4If I could downvote this, I would.
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#5Quick summary: Web developers are not stupid.
Quick summary of Michael Braude's blog (the post that article is rebutting): web developers just write HTML/CSS all day, I know nothing about web development on a production scale. I have made the smug assumption that a web startup does about the same thing as Joe's Home Page hosted by Tripod.
I actually take great offense to the original blog post that is referenced. I work at the other big company across the lake from MS (hint: it sells stuff online), and I dare say the work that I've done here is miles more advanced and demanding than anything I've ever done for a desktop app.
And it certainly includes a deep comprehension of compilers, concurrency (oh boy do I ever), inheritance, etc etc.
This guy is just entirely clueless about what it takes to build a production website. His notion of web development is about as accurate as me claiming desktop apps are just drag-dropping controls onto a form in VB.
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#6I am stupid, but that just means you're too smart to do my job.
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#7The guys who carved Petra out of a mountain are arguably better at masonry that the guys who build houses by piling bricks on top of each other, but who's better at making houses?
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#8i agree with the point of the article (i.e., web developers are not stupid) i'd say that the real issue is that there are lots of good web developers, and they are all are under wraps by big companies, doing the things that they like for a big salary. the bad ones need work, so they're very prolific with their presence and marketing. the most visible web developers are stupid.
The real issue is that the original author is having a sour grapes fit over the fact that most development is moving the web, and he's stuck in yesterday's paradigm dutifully churning out his MS desktop schlock while guys without a college education are getting hired to work on highly visible and popular websites and applications.
Of course there are a bunch of talentless hacks out there calling themselves web developers, but that's just a function of the size of the market and the cluelessness of hiring managers.
If the original author was half as smart as he thinks he is, he would know better than to associate intelligence with one technical field or another.
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#9The guys who carved Petra out of a mountain are arguably better at masonry that the guys who build houses by piling bricks on top of each other, but who's better at making houses?
Not a good analogy ;) Petra has stood the test of time for centuries, how long do you think your average brick house will stay standing?
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#10The guys who carved Petra out of a mountain are arguably better at masonry that the guys who build houses by piling bricks on top of each other, but who's better at making houses?
Not a good analogy ;) Petra has stood the test of time for centuries, how long do you think your average brick house will stay standing?
Exactly, he pointed out the question isn't about Masonry skill but rather application. Having said that I disagree with his sentiment (web development isn't just building average brick houses).