I don't think it is that simple, good enough doesn't mean good. It's easy to fool yourself if you're just getting by work day to day thinking everything is goi

I don't think it is that simple, good enough doesn't mean good. It's easy to fool yourself if you're just getting by work day to day thinking everything is going well until one day it isn't. Validation might be vanity but feedback is important. Trying to figure if you are a good programmer is the first step to actually being good, willingness to continuously learn and self-improvement is a key trait of good programmers IMO.