My opinion of that reference probably comes from the following idiom:
* bust one's chops, Slang. to exert oneself.
Clint -- You are a serious crack up. That's GOT to be true. While not
necessarily intended by the job poster, this may be a Freudian slip. I
wonder if the post included something else as colorful, such as "slave
wages."
"Programming chops" is pretty nebulous. Like it's a warning for
non-programmer's not to apply to a programmer's position. I've worked
with guys who were great programmers but coded themselves in to ugly
corners all day long, thinking they were building some programming
version of Mount Rushmore, to last the ages. And I've seen programmers
who swore they had chops and couldn't be trusted to test their code
before checking into the repository. With predictable disastrous
results, they got their programming chops busted. To say they exerted
themselves is an understatement.
Since I'd say my programming chops aren't worth much, if you happen to
run across a job that requires some mad CSS skills, do holler ;-)
You got it right, Velda. I'll take "mad skills" over "busted chops"
any day! Nice attitude. Before you sell yourself too short, consider
that CSS skills cover some very core concepts of programming, like
inheritance, overwriting class properties, and separation of content
from display (just like MVC). You may not be as far away as you think
you are. ;)
-- Cole
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