21 Jul
2006
21 Jul
'06
3:17 p.m.
der Mouse wrote:
Which, of course, does not necessarily mean anything
about their
relative skill levels. (I would be very interested in any work that
looks at skill levels of formally trained professionals, self-taught
professionals, and "interested amateurs".
The only thing I can say to that, is that idiots are everywhere in every
field. Also people that just don't care and only think about what's
easier for them, when doing a job.
But I've seen enough
"professionally"-done things that make me go "eeeyeek, I don't know
if
that's code, but I sure hope not" and rip it out *now* before it causes
trouble...I've seen enough such horrors that I actually wouldn't be
surprised if there were a *negative* correlation between formal
training and skill level.
Be careful here....."professionally" just means they paid to do it. It
doesn't mean they have any kind of license or training. In a lot of
fields, all it takes to becomes a professional is a truck, a phone
number, and a product to install/sell.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA