We're all learning, all the time. How can you be proud to say that someone doesn't belong simply because they don't yet have a particular piece of knowledge? My pride comes from opening up our craft to anyone who wants to hone it. Exclude people at your peril.https://twitter.com/ppk/status/963850873003757569 …
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Replying to @wycats
I think the argument is not that we should exclude developers but rather learning the basics should be encouraged, not looked at as lesser. We should emphasize a good foundation. Being a wizard of ES2017 is all good but to master the web you need a good understanding of browsers.
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Replying to @SchutzPatrick
You can be a professional basketball player without understanding the physics of basketball. You can be a professional web developer without knowing the HTML spec. If the tools help you think at a higher level, god bless them.
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Replying to @wycats @SchutzPatrick
I see your first point, but it would be naive to assume that a pro basketball player would not benefit from knowing the physics of it. And chances are that the very best do, and take that to their advantage
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Original tweet was "I'm proud of saying they don't belong in our craft". It's true that people benefit from knowing the deeper truths of their craft, but in this context, basketball players "belong" even if they don't know the physics. How can people learn if they don't belong?
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Replying to @wycats @SchutzPatrick
that's a sentence of a tweet taken out of context. That said, I do not agree with the gatekeeping at all, but I do understand where he's coming from. Part of my day involves telling other front-end developers how a browser works, and sometimes it's frustrating
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... because they're supposed to know, it's their job to know. I doubt any pro team would sign a basketball player who doesn't know how to dribble, so no: I do not expect people to know what rendering engine is behind each browser or know all the compatibility issues off-hand
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but I do expect them to know at the bare minimum how the tools they work with on a daily basis work. I'm sure a plumber knows a pipe wrench works
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People in all fields start with little knowledge, become committed to the craft, and learn as they go. Just because someone doesn't know something today doesn't mean they don't belong. It's a bad attitude that adds nothing to the conversation.
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