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Dunning–Kruger effect

• batista 14y ago
  Also known as the functional programmer snob effect.
• pinchyfingers 14y ago
  I don't want to spoil the party, but I feel like we've discussed this before: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1063287 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1063287 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2540460 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2540460 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1498136 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1498136 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3018462 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3018462 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2504971 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2504971 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448788 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448788 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1300335 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1300335 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2674154 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2674154 and so on...
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• gregbair 14y ago
  I've always observed that those "unskilled" (entry-level) developers that are humble and know that they don't know much learn much better than the cocky, "I've been programming for two years in VB and I'm a programming expert!" kind.
• 18cc 14y ago
  and?