Interesting read, but I think it's misleading. I think the difference between what types of wood a carpenter uses vs. computer languages/frameworks/architectures and rocks as tools doesn't hold up.
I'm not a carpenter, so I'm not up on what would be a better comparison, but I've got a friend who is an amazing finishing carpenter, and another who is a framing carpenter. They use very different skills and approaches,though again I think this is probably more of a comparison to front-end vs. back-enders (but don't tell them that).
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 13.5 ms ] threadI'm not a carpenter, so I'm not up on what would be a better comparison, but I've got a friend who is an amazing finishing carpenter, and another who is a framing carpenter. They use very different skills and approaches,though again I think this is probably more of a comparison to front-end vs. back-enders (but don't tell them that).
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9017027