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In my career, the biggest factor in my growth as a developer has been working with better developers. To work closely with someone who is really good at what th
by twblalock 9y ago
In my career, the biggest factor in my growth as a developer has been working with better developers. To work closely with someone who is really good at what they do is the best education you can get.
- jkoudys 9y agoYep. My descent into that Dunning-Kruger valley came hard and fast as soon as I started working with people who were actually good.
- wool_gather 9y agoThis is a frustration I have with my current position. I'm the second most experienced person on the team, and most knowledgeable about our platform. And I'm...not that experienced or knowledgeable. Big fish, small pond has never appealed to me. It gives me no one to check my ideas with, and pulls me, as much as I consciously resist, down the path to being a know-it-all Dunning-Kreuger assbutt.
- 0x445442 9y agoYeah, in general, if you determine you're the best player in the band and have been so for a while then it might be time to consider changing bands.