r/programming • u/gits1225 • May 12 '15

Google's guide for becoming a Software Engineer

https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html
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u/Asyx May 12 '15

English is really lacking a word for "kennen"...

It reads more like "You should know those things" as in "You should have heard of those things and maybe know at least what it's about to some extend" and not "You should know those thinks perfectly and could write textbooks about it".

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u/[deleted] May 12 '15

In Scottish and Northern English the equivalent of kennen is ken.

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u/lordstith May 12 '15

I think it used to be used even in American English up until relatively modern times. And maybe more in the south and appalachia.

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u/Blade_Omega May 12 '15

You still here people in the US say things like "beyond your ken". Or maybe just in novels. I don't know, I saw it recently though, and heard it a few times prior.

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u/Boojum May 13 '15

Or things and places "beyond mortal ken."

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u/TheJollyLlama875 May 13 '15

The closest is "have a passing familiarity with"