> These sorts of coders won’t have the deep knowledge to craft wild new algorithms for flash trading or neural networks. Why would they need to? That level of expertise is rarely necessary at a job.
I think the author greatly underestimates software complexity and future development in complexity. IT is not a narrowing field, where any task soon can be solved by slinging some javascript. I agree, that some tasks are simpler than others and don't require a full computer science degree, however software development still does require that you know wth you are doing. I do not want my bank software written by a guy who just finished a 6-month javascript course.
I think the author greatly underestimates software complexity and future development in complexity. IT is not a narrowing field, where any task soon can be solved by slinging some javascript. I agree, that some tasks are simpler than others and don't require a full computer science degree, however software development still does require that you know wth you are doing. I do not want my bank software written by a guy who just finished a 6-month javascript course.