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What We Lost the Last Time Code Got Cheap (www.poppastring.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I'm not sure what you're getting at. By definition, an "expert" is someone with a lot of "experience". Your hypothetical kid has "no experience". Since we know that 1+1=2, I think we can deduce that the answer to your question is no.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago

    The person I was responding to was equating their experience as a leader to being an expert in software development. And even if they had been a good developer 5, 10, or 15 years ago, that doesn't make them stay an expert. Either you're working in the field with the relevant experience, and position, or you're not.

    Your qualifications as a software developer don't magically increase to say "far exceed the required qualifications" just because you lead a team, a division, or a company. Otherwise Satya Nadella, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos would be the best software developers in the world.

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