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There's really nothing but an opinion in my response (and in the item I'm responding to) and a bit of bragging certainly doesn't invalidate that in the slightes

There's really nothing but an opinion in my response (and in the item I'm responding to) and a bit of bragging certainly doesn't invalidate that in the slightest. Besides that, if you think that there are no people out there who can consistently write solid software, well...you're just flat out wrong. (And if you think you can't find them on HN, well wrong again...)

citrablue 8y ago
I think the apparent hubris is what they're referring to, and that it is a negative indicator of developer self-awareness, while humility and willingness to acknowledge past mistakes are positive signs. Honestly, if you've always delivered rock solid software, you're some sort of mythical creature.
- ben_w 8y ago
  There’s a comic, I forget where, that says the difference between good and bad developers is that while both cause the code reviewer to exclaim “WTF?”, the bad developers causes far more of them. :)
  - jxcl 8y ago
    http://i.imgur.com/J1svNp7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/J1svNp7.jpg
    - ben_w 8y ago
      That’s the badger :)
- wayneftw 8y ago
  > I think the apparent hubris is what they're referring to, and that it is a negative indicator of developer self-awareness, while humility and willingness to acknowledge past mistakes are positive signs. Yes, anyone who's ever done a slight bit of bragging, even if it's actually true, is automatically and forever, completely lacking developer self-awareness. > Honestly, if you've always delivered rock solid software, you're some sort of mythical creature. There are whole agencies full of people that do it. But I get it, the thought that it's somehow impossible probably makes most software devs feel better about accepting their own mediocrity. I love how everything is so black and white to HNers. "If you've ever bragged, you can't be telling the truth." or "If you use JavaScript, you're not a real programmer." It's very comical.

citrablue 8y ago

I think the apparent hubris is what they're referring to, and that it is a negative indicator of developer self-awareness, while humility and willingness to acknowledge past mistakes are positive signs. Honestly, if you've always delivered rock solid software, you're some sort of mythical creature.

ben_w 8y ago
There’s a comic, I forget where, that says the difference between good and bad developers is that while both cause the code reviewer to exclaim “WTF?”, the bad developers causes far more of them. :)
- jxcl 8y ago
  http://i.imgur.com/J1svNp7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/J1svNp7.jpg
  - ben_w 8y ago
    That’s the badger :)
wayneftw 8y ago
> I think the apparent hubris is what they're referring to, and that it is a negative indicator of developer self-awareness, while humility and willingness to acknowledge past mistakes are positive signs. Yes, anyone who's ever done a slight bit of bragging, even if it's actually true, is automatically and forever, completely lacking developer self-awareness. > Honestly, if you've always delivered rock solid software, you're some sort of mythical creature. There are whole agencies full of people that do it. But I get it, the thought that it's somehow impossible probably makes most software devs feel better about accepting their own mediocrity. I love how everything is so black and white to HNers. "If you've ever bragged, you can't be telling the truth." or "If you use JavaScript, you're not a real programmer." It's very comical.