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The Difference Between Knowledge And Wisdom In Software Development

Ben "The Hosk" Hosking
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7 min readJul 19, 2024

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Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad — Brian O’Driscoll.

Its straightforward for developers to gain knowledge in software development, explain what technology to use and what its for.

Knowledge of technology doesn’t guarantee a developer can use that knowledge to create software or they are able to create software in a way that doesn’t creates problems. Todays code/software is tomorrows problems.

Wisdom, understanding and experience lets you avoid stupidity. Without wisdom developers have blind spots, their actions leads to unintended consequences.

Knowledge is easy to gain, wisdom puts up a fight and makes you earn it.

Frankenstein

“Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster. Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein IS the monster.” ― Anonymous

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Written by Ben "The Hosk" Hosking

Technology philosopher | Software dev → Solution architect | Avid reader | Life long learner

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