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Very true.

Funny anecdote, last time I heard about "plumber programmers", the meaning was very different and actually quite pejorative. The person I was talking to was referring to the type of programmers that can only write applications by assembling third party components such as ruby gems while lacking the algorithmic skills to solve problems that haven't been solved before.

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I've talked about this too. Sadly, this is what programming has started to become: slapping third-party components together and calling yourself a developer.

It's one of the reasons I tend to stay away from things like Django and RoR. It makes it easy to develop applications quickly, but I many times have to create hacks to make any changes that don't fit into the one-size fits all libraries.

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