You are describing an aspect of Impostor Syndrome. It's super common among programmers – and IMO, all people who have a modicum of self-awareness. Just search

You are describing an aspect of Impostor Syndrome. It's super common among programmers – and IMO, all people who have a modicum of self-awareness. Just search around, you'll see that feeling overwhelmed puts you in great company. :) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/ImAPhonyAreYou.aspx https://www.hanselman.com/blog/ImAPhonyAreYou.aspx (also talks about Dunning-Kruger effect, which is related) https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/your-money/learning-to-deal-with-the-impostor-syndrome.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/your-money/learning-to-de... http://www.thebookoflife.org/the-impostor-syndrome/ http://www.thebookoflife.org/the-impostor-syndrome/