Sometimes it never gets to a "working" state and plods along in a "mostly not prone to errors." This works for games but when you get to payment systems, autop

Sometimes it never gets to a "working" state and plods along in a "mostly not prone to errors." This works for games but when you get to payment systems, autopilot cars, and operating systems... Well it's not a good enough way of thinking. You need tools to help you think at a certain level of difficulty. Even for programmers we shamelessly glorify that level isn't very high... Yet hubris sometimes pushes us to make silly claims. I cannot disagree that "practice makes perfect." That applies at so many levels. One has to be comfortable with throwing things away and trying again. Practice dutifully and intentionally. Then realize what you don't know and where your limits are and have the humility and boldness to find ways to reach beyond them.