Carl Sagan said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
I'm a web developer. I use tools, languages, and frameworks built on many Computer Science concepts that I don't fully understand, but I would sorely hate to have to reinvent those wheels every time I need to create a new application, or to even need to understand their most intricate inner workings despite the fact that they have been abstracted away for my convenience.
Perhaps this makes me "mediocre" in the eyes of some, but I get my work done and have never had any of my managers or customers tell me that what I have delivered is "mediocre" in their eyes.
Several times I've come up against an issue that requires me to push the limits of my skills and knowledge, and I do not shy away from learning, but it would do me little good to learn many of the things that are taught in a typical CS course. I consider myself passionate about my work, and I strive to learn new things every day, but I don't consider myself to be at a disadvantage, nor do I find my lack of knowledge in those areas to be a deficiency.
I am proud of my accomplishments, and of the course I have taken in my career. Perhaps my skills would be of little use at Tarsnap, but I have no shortage of work at any number of other companies.
I'm a web developer. I use tools, languages, and frameworks built on many Computer Science concepts that I don't fully understand, but I would sorely hate to have to reinvent those wheels every time I need to create a new application, or to even need to understand their most intricate inner workings despite the fact that they have been abstracted away for my convenience.
Perhaps this makes me "mediocre" in the eyes of some, but I get my work done and have never had any of my managers or customers tell me that what I have delivered is "mediocre" in their eyes.
Several times I've come up against an issue that requires me to push the limits of my skills and knowledge, and I do not shy away from learning, but it would do me little good to learn many of the things that are taught in a typical CS course. I consider myself passionate about my work, and I strive to learn new things every day, but I don't consider myself to be at a disadvantage, nor do I find my lack of knowledge in those areas to be a deficiency.
I am proud of my accomplishments, and of the course I have taken in my career. Perhaps my skills would be of little use at Tarsnap, but I have no shortage of work at any number of other companies.