"Alan Gauld" <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote
of the term. The issue is about whether the programmer was
trained in computing/engineering or whether it was someone
who just knew a programming language.
And I meant to add that this includes learning about the
virtual machine - the execution environment, the differences
between interpreted and compiled code etc. Also
understanding OS concepts like scheduling and file
systems etc are necessary. It's just the low level memory
management/register access type stuff that I don't believe
is necessary.
And I do agree that we are seeing "programmers" who
don't understand the basics of computing even at a user level
and that is not good in an industry concept. It's fine for
hobbyists but not for industrial grade programming.
HTH,
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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