[jlarocco]

> I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with google programmers. Sometimes looking something up is faster, sometimes it's inspiring.

I think the term "google programmer" covers too much ground to make a blanket statement.

On one hand, Google and StackOverflow can serve as an easy to use interface to documentation and troubleshooting information. I think this use of Google is great.

On the other hand, it's also possible to use them as a source of copy/paste code snippets without necessarily understanding what the code is doing. This second kind of "google programmer" is a huge problem. These are the type of people we all laugh at for not being able to solve FizzBuzz (assuming they haven't found somebody else's solution to copy/paste).

> The thing a degree does though, is make sure people know what stackoverflow code to ignore.

I wouldn't count on it. Even if a code snippet on SO is 100% correct, that doesn't mean it'll be the best solution outside of the original asker's situation.