[srdeveng]

My engineering courses were filled with cheaters.

Fortunately, these become apparent in the workplace and filter out in the first few years.

Any major with promise of wealth will have those who will resort to ill means to get ahead in the system. Again, fortunately, many are weeded out in later stages.

[xor1]

>Fortunately, these become apparent in the workplace and filter out in the first few years.

"Filter out" aka get promoted to management and earn more than they ever did as developers.

[thegayngler]

Which is why I think developers should be paid the same as managers. People actually building/creating/maintaining the product/service are at least as useful as people managers.

[intoverflow2]

Try selling that to management

[adamnemecek]

You are assuming the system is perfect.

> Again, fortunately, many are weeded out in later stages.

Why do you care?

[srdeveng]

> You are assuming the system is perfect.

chose to use the word "many" to imply the current process is imperfect.

> Why do you care?

I'm a recipient of freshly graduating (and interning) engineers who got past the hiring committee.

The project roadmap puts a burden on the other team members when one member is underperforming and/or not forthcoming with their abilities.

[Jill_the_Pill]

I care if engineers fake the learning required for their degrees because I don't want to cross bridges that collapse, take airplanes that crash, live next to leaky or explosive industrial facilities, or rely on faulty medical equipment. Engineering carries a lot of responsibility.