The first place I worked at had this same issue of developers discrediting other people's code. It was an incredible "alpha-male" syndrome to witness. Then this

The first place I worked at had this same issue of developers discrediting other people's code. It was an incredible "alpha-male" syndrome to witness. Then this same group of developers would brag about all the stuff they were working on outside of work. The ongoing pissing contest almost made me quit my job as a developer. Don't kid yourself, Nerds and Geeks are just as competitive and nasty as jocks are.