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This is what I came here to say. I don't have "decades" under my belt but after a long time as a developer, I have ALWAYS felt like the company I am working for
by NiagaraThistle 5y ago
This is what I came here to say. I don't have "decades" under my belt but after a long time as a developer, I have ALWAYS felt like the company I am working for is going to one day tap me on my shoulder and say I don't belong here because I'm not as good of a dev as the guy next to me or the one blogging about the new JS framework. Doesn't matter how many companies I've worked with, doesn't matter that this has NEVER happened, it is just me comparing myself to all the other "good" programmers out there and feeling inadequate because I see what the produce and am in awe. I know guys who I'd consider rock stars that feel this too and won't entertain finding better paying jobs because they think they don't have the skillset, even when I explain to them that "even I can do this" and I know they are much better than me.
I think it's a part of our industry and I'm not sure anyone can "fix" the problem for someone else. I think you just have to understand that 90% of your peers also feel this and of the 10% that don't 90% of THEM either don't realize they aren't that good or don't really care. The remaining 1% are who we compare ourselves to and shouldn't.