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Discussion on: Perfectionism as a Programmer

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Ben Halpern

I think with experience comes the capacity to manage and balance any negatives that come with perfectionism, but as far as the benefits go: People with perfectionistic tendencies can absolutely thrive! I think it's a matter of finding the right fit for your approach.

Some programming tasks truly can use a perfectionist, and others not so much. If you know you are a perfectionist, I'd say you should seek out projects which benefit from this.