At some point early in my career I discovered that there are two types of developers: persons with Impostor Syndrome ("I have no idea what I'm doing..."), and persons with Dunning-Kruger Syndrome ("I know everything you mortals!"). Both have one thing in common: they (well, we, actually) are shitty coders (even this guy Copilot and his friend ChatGPT), no matter which part of the spectrum on is at.
Fortunately for all of us, there's a lot of helpful information around the Web to help with that, and there's always the possibility to fix what's broken.
So now I love my trade very much, and I ignore ignorant people saying they know something better than the others. They don't.
I appreciate clever and humble folks in the developer community (like Ben Lesh for instance) who inspire others, and remind everyone about these simple common truths constantly. And I hope this knowledge and recognition will grow.
I agree. As a developer, and as someone who has worked in the industry for many years, I can say that the best developers I know are the ones who don't feel they know everything and who are keen to learn more.
I've been in the industry for 17 years, and learning to code for another 10 years on top of that. I still feel like I always have so much to learn. What I try to teach others is that we all have something to learn from others, no matter their level.
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At some point early in my career I discovered that there are two types of developers: persons with Impostor Syndrome ("I have no idea what I'm doing..."), and persons with Dunning-Kruger Syndrome ("I know everything you mortals!"). Both have one thing in common: they (well, we, actually) are shitty coders (even this guy Copilot and his friend ChatGPT), no matter which part of the spectrum on is at.
Fortunately for all of us, there's a lot of helpful information around the Web to help with that, and there's always the possibility to fix what's broken.
So now I love my trade very much, and I ignore ignorant people saying they know something better than the others. They don't.
I appreciate clever and humble folks in the developer community (like Ben Lesh for instance) who inspire others, and remind everyone about these simple common truths constantly. And I hope this knowledge and recognition will grow.
I agree. As a developer, and as someone who has worked in the industry for many years, I can say that the best developers I know are the ones who don't feel they know everything and who are keen to learn more.
I've been in the industry for 17 years, and learning to code for another 10 years on top of that. I still feel like I always have so much to learn. What I try to teach others is that we all have something to learn from others, no matter their level.