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My Most Embarrassing Mistakes as a Programmer

David Neal on October 30, 2019

My most embarrassing mistakes as a programmer, in no particular order: I didn't ask for help I was afraid of what others would think I didn't fol...
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MurrayVarey •

Same, it's always a failure to communicate. I've had projects that were unused, unwanted, and unloved ... all because I failed to ask the right questions. I try not to be embarrassed about these though -- it's hard to learn if I'm busy cursing myself.

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Zohar Peled •

"I am a work in progress." That's true for everyone. Remember that the next time you disappoint yourself.

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Paulo Fernandes •

Dude, Thanks. I really needed to read that.

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Mika Andrianarijaona •

I didn't read very well the documentation (I was too fast)

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Jason Luu •

Well said, Google has written about "psychological safety" as one of the qualities in a great team. google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/si...

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Jakob Attkinson •

Thanks for sharing

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Andy Zhu •

Very inspiring, thank you for sharing.

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Michael Messerli •

Words to live by. Thanks for sharing

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Visakh Vijayan •

Good read

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Christian Pecson •

Indeed, sometimes falling short on soft skills but still a work in progress. A good read.

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Sahil Grover •

After 8 years of experience, I feel this is what i have been missing a lot on.