Yes and no. I do agree with you that the profession doesn’t lack its fair share of big egos and self taught arrogant geniuses. But there is a difficult equili

Yes and no. I do agree with you that the profession doesn’t lack its fair share of big egos and self taught arrogant geniuses. But there is a difficult equilibrium to find between this and the other side of the coin which is the cargo cult of inherited best practices and over engineering. Most programmers (including sometimes myself) have a hard time choosing the right tool for the right job. But learning to pick the right tool is hard. Even learning this from others is hard : I’ve happily learned from a lot of specialists how to use a specific tool in depth, but I can count on one hand the number of people who suggested me a better tool for the task.