> The best (imo) programmers I’ve met IRL were pragmatic niche dudes and gals and they loved their job and never expressed developer anxiety You get there by u

> The best (imo) programmers I’ve met IRL were pragmatic niche dudes and gals and they loved their job and never expressed developer anxiety You get there by understanding what you are doing, uncertainty leads to anxiety. And you get to that understanding by trying to invent a pile of abstractions so you understand how those works and when to use them and when to not use them. You can't just skip that learning phase and go direct to expert.