This is an obvious and observable fact. An MIT trained programmer is probably smarter than a CS grad from a big state school. To deny this is to deny the obvious difference between an elite CS education and a run-of-the-mill state school education.
Of course one is better than the other.
As someone who went to a state school this does not bother me at all. CS education is not locked behind some door in a secret location - its open to anyone with internet access.
What makes one programmer better than the next is the extent to which he invests in educating himself.
The twitter thread and this comment section is a good reminder I don't belong on HN. I feel like the most complex coding I have done is write a CRUD web app haha.
This is the final destination of the leftist movement. We live a life of physical pleasure thanks to automation yet we are devoid of true fulfillment. So we need to channel our energies that otherwise would have been spent, say, working the field, on finding and striking down non-existent controversy. We call this activism and social justice. In doing so, we hope to attain closer unto some fulfillment.
If people don't see the broader implications of this on our society and the obvious slippery slope it engenders then I am truly alone.
Of course one is better than the other.
As someone who went to a state school this does not bother me at all. CS education is not locked behind some door in a secret location - its open to anyone with internet access.
What makes one programmer better than the next is the extent to which he invests in educating himself.