I think that humility is important in all endeavors, not just software development. I know a lot of people who seem to think that expertise on one area somehow

I think that humility is important in all endeavors, not just software development. I know a lot of people who seem to think that expertise on one area somehow magically transfers to other areas. Just because you’re smart or good at <insert computer skill here> does not mean that you automatically will be able to accurately judge <insert non computer related issue here>. And expertise can be incredibly narrow- when dealing with complex systems and interrelationships between such systems, it’s really easy to accidentally encounter problems that you might not have expertise in; in fact you might not even be prepared to even recognize that you’re out of your depth.