[amanzi]

This is not just for webdev roles. We used to joke about this in my sysadmin days - when hiring new staff, the only test should be how effectively they could Google for a particular solution. And in all seriousness, understanding how Google works and how to use the search operators effectively, is a crucial skill in an IT career.

Edit: relevant XKCD - https://xkcd.com/979/ (and the only thing worse than that comic, is finding someone who had the same problem as you and they followed up with a simple "I solved this" with no additional details!)

[FooHentai]

Rate of change is the biggest driver for this, at least for me. It's rare that I'm covering the same territory twice, so it's novel research all the time.

That said, the search output wouldn't be of any use without being able to relate it to past experience and accepted practices.