[ben_jones]

Sophisticated software can be written by anybody and is not solely in the purview of Google's flawless hiring system. Operating systems, physics engines, 3d graphics applications, have been created by many not-a-stanford-degree-toting individual.

[kodablah]

> Sophisticated software can be written by anybody

Well that's just not true.

> is not solely in the purview of Google's flawless hiring system

Well that's not what was asserted at all.

> [...] have been created by many not-a-stanford-degree-toting individual

And neither was that.

[Retric]

It's less likely sure, but possible is a very low hurdle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

[Humdeee]

The 'anything is possible' rebuttal only dampens conversation. We can roll a bowling ball back and forth over a keyboard to the same effect. Truly sophisticated software is written by developers very few and far between.

[Retric]

You might feel that way, but sophisticated software has been written by average developers in the past and it will happen in the future. The odds are not great but the industry is well into the 100’s of millions of man hour territory and unusual things happen accidentally if nothing else more often than you might think.

PS: However, when what you say is literally wrong I don’t think it deserves a detailed response.

[Humdeee]

I wholeheartedly disagree, as do many others evidently. But thank you for pointing out how I must feel and then passing off your opinion as fact. Perhaps we have different definitions of sophisticated software, that's all.

"PS:" Since we're critiquing responses, your initial response should have never existed. It provided nothing of value to the conversation. Odd that you would provide assessment of other's comments... but thank you.

[Retric]

Prove it, or even try to provide support even highly indirect support for you opinion.

Might != Must. I would happy let honest confusion slide, but you seem to be having trouble using the English language ;0

PS: Now, if you want to elevate the conversion avoid saying dumb things that get dumb responses. Sure, you can continue to whine, but don't expect to get any respect that way.

[s73v3r_]

Anybody? Clearly not. But you are right that the people capable of doing that are not just from Stanford. That just doesn't change the parent's point.