> I reckon there’s some selection bias here too, people who perceive themselves to be incompetent probably talk about it less. The issue here is not what's the

> I reckon there’s some selection bias here too, people who perceive themselves to be incompetent probably talk about it less. The issue here is not what's the true skill level of anyone in the team. The problem is this recurrent theme of software developers demeaning everyone around them while portraying themselves as flawless saviours. A key trait of software development is JIT onboarding and continuous development. If you develop your skills and today you're a better developer than you were yesterday, that means that yesterday you were a worse developer and quite possibly quite bad by your measuring stick from some point in the future. Thus if JIT onboarding and continuous personal development is a basic aspect of software development jobs, why is not being ab absolute expert on everything the target of so much criticism and abuse? I often look to the work I've done in the past and often times I come across less optimal choices that today I wouldn't make. I'm sure the only ones who don't experience the same are thise who learn nothing from anything. Therefore, why use that as a target for abuse?