is the software developer's version of FOMO the fear of missing out. We live in a time where -thanks to the gods! - so many resources are (freely) available: There is always a new language to learn and a new framework to master, a new database to store your data in. Not to speak of the many conferences you could attend and to each and every topic you find competent people talking about these topics. And then there are social networks where you could share your knowledge and compare yourselves to others. Very fast you get into the downward spiral of having missed this and that. And then self doubt raises in form of this selfharming question (of course you are never good enough: Say "Hello!" to the impostor syndrome).
I would answer the question - whether one is a good developer - in a different way:
Are you still getting paid for your work as a developer and getting things done meeting the requirements? Then you are a good enough developer. Remember: being an employed programmer you get paid only for doing your job. I would leave the rest to personal happiness (Years ago I often read books on programming for fun, now I prefer good novels). Feel free to have personal projects. But there are other ways to spent your sparetime.
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is the software developer's version of FOMO the fear of missing out. We live in a time where -thanks to the gods! - so many resources are (freely) available: There is always a new language to learn and a new framework to master, a new database to store your data in. Not to speak of the many conferences you could attend and to each and every topic you find competent people talking about these topics. And then there are social networks where you could share your knowledge and compare yourselves to others. Very fast you get into the downward spiral of having missed this and that. And then self doubt raises in form of this selfharming question (of course you are never good enough: Say "Hello!" to the impostor syndrome).
I would answer the question - whether one is a good developer - in a different way:
Are you still getting paid for your work as a developer and getting things done meeting the requirements? Then you are a good enough developer. Remember: being an employed programmer you get paid only for doing your job. I would leave the rest to personal happiness (Years ago I often read books on programming for fun, now I prefer good novels). Feel free to have personal projects. But there are other ways to spent your sparetime.