Depends on how you measure it, if you gave me a programming test that measured how much i knew and if i knew the intricacies of a language and memorised the manual, while also testing me on computer science questions that only get talked about in universities, then i'd probably perform poorly.
However, i'm a get shit done developer, while i've been doing this 14 years and know my area very well, i dont know it nearly as well as someone who has rigorously studied it and has been doing it for only 3-5 years. What i can do is deliver, and thats whats valuable to businesses.
So, is "good" an academic measurement or a business one? Its all context.
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Depends on how you measure it, if you gave me a programming test that measured how much i knew and if i knew the intricacies of a language and memorised the manual, while also testing me on computer science questions that only get talked about in universities, then i'd probably perform poorly.
However, i'm a get shit done developer, while i've been doing this 14 years and know my area very well, i dont know it nearly as well as someone who has rigorously studied it and has been doing it for only 3-5 years. What i can do is deliver, and thats whats valuable to businesses.
So, is "good" an academic measurement or a business one? Its all context.