Which is easier, engineers to become subject matter experts, or subject matter experts becoming engineers?

· Bits and Bobs 6/30/25
  • Which is easier, engineers to become subject matter experts, or subject matter experts becoming engineers?[gr]
    • With vibecoding maybe the latter is more important?
    • The tech industry has a baked in assumption of "of course people with a CS degree are at the top of the totem pole and always will be".
    • But the tech industry as a whole would miss it if LLMs changed it because we'd all have the same bias and blindspot.
    • Domains that don't work with CS are less deterministic.
    • Their taste, metacognition, entrepreneurial spirit, and subject matter expertise matter a ton.
    • Maybe philosophy is the best degree for people who "code in English"?[gs]

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