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by TedDoesntTalk 2114 days ago
> "You have to learn the underlying tech in order to use the framework on top of it" just sounds like gatekeeping to me.

Possibly. But if you want to master your craft, you need to learn the “underlying tech.” That’s why we have computer science degrees, after all. Not all programmers have computer science degrees and in many cases, it shows. Someone who understands fundamentals is often more effective at debugging and problem solving when the s* hits the fan.

If you just want to bootcamp it without a deep-dive, that’s fine and I agree with you.
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onion2k 2114 days ago
Not all programmers have computer science degrees and in many cases, it shows.

Some programmers do have computer science degrees, and in many cases it doesn't show. In my experience whether or not someone has a computer science degree is a very poor indicator of how good a developer they are.

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ghaff 2114 days ago
It depends what your objective is. This thread started around the question of how accessible putting up a website is to the average person these days. And there's no reason to become a "full-stack" developer in order to do that--unless you want to for other reasons.

And it's pretty easy to host some basic HTML/CSS and even easier to just go directly with a blogging platform or something like Square Space.

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