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What is mediocre software engineer?
Mediocre software engineers scream about technical debt, but scoff at business concerns. Mediocre software developers often reach for “cool” solutions, such as NoSQL, without understanding the full scope of the problem. Beginner developers write simple code. Mediocre developers write complex code.
Can a mediocre programmer get a job?
If you define a mediocre programmer as someone who doesn’t know enough Maths or algorithms and can’t solve programming puzzles, there’s still plenty of jobs this programmer can do, that will give value to a company employing him.
Why are so many engineers afraid of math?
What they don’t realize is that it took a fair amount of engineering ingenuity to accomplish these tasks. More than the fear of crashing or blowing off a finger, they are afraid of the “math” that it takes to become an engineer. Granted, a small percentage of graduate engineers will work in a R&D setting that will require high level math.
Do engineers need to be good at math?
That is exactly right. Engineering is not so much being good at math but more about having a passion for understanding how things work and interact. Let’s take a parabola as an example… y = x 2.
Should I take calculus to become an engineer?
Don’t let the fact that you don’t see the redeeming social value of calculus get in the way of becoming an engineer! Yes, in engineering school the math sequence can be intense. Some of the classes will kick your butt. Suck it up! Every one of us have taken classes in which we “toughed it out.”
What matters more than love of math in engineering?
In engineering, what matters more than love of math is being a person that wants to understand how things work, likes to take things apart, and likes to put things together to make the world a better place.