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I'm a fool and this should be taken as self expression. Don't take this as me hating on anyone. I'm an idiot for posting this.

makaveli8 13y ago
You come off as extremely pretentious and arrogant in this blog post. HN is normally quite supportive of younger developers, but if they act and present themselves in the manner you do then can't expect anyone's opinion of you to do anything but plummet. The design I have seen on your porfolio at http://5lin.es/portfolio/ http://5lin.es/portfolio/ is kinda ok but very samey and in no way entitles you to feel as though you are better than anybody else, particularly other highschool students who will have basic experience at most. I feel like I have just told off an insolent child.
- eugeneross 13y ago
  And in no way was I comparing the works on that link to anything else as it would be irrelevant to the situation.
- eugeneross 13y ago
  That's not exactly MY portfolio. I only helped a little with a handful of those sites.
  - jbeja 13y ago
    Please, can you show us your portafolio if that is not a problem?
maibaum 13y ago
Hey man quit with the self pity and keep doing your thing. Forget about what everyone else is saying and just keep honing your craft, you're leagues ahead of any other high schoolers your age.
- eugeneross 13y ago
  Why do I feel like that is sarcastic? But anyway thanks for the comment.
  - maibaum 13y ago
    Definitely not sarcastic - just trying to impart an earnest observation
  - makaveli8 13y ago
    He probably isn't being sarcastic. You do seem leagues ahead of other highschoolers your age and that is probably inflating your ego a bit! Just keep a level head, man. You will find you will gain far more for yourself being supportive of others than you will from putting them down.
    - eugeneross 13y ago
      You're probably correct. I apologize. Honestly. I was mad at the time. That's I why I held off posting it as is. Now I realize my mistake.
- eugeneross 13y ago
  Ahhh ok. I appreciate the kind words.
- jbeja 13y ago
  I know what you did there ;).
doorhammer 13y ago
You're not better or worse than anyone. As far as I'm concerned, that kind of qualitative judgement doesn't really mean anything. You weren't able to meet the goals you defined within this particular system, and it's having a huge negative backlash in more than one way. No, I don't think you should give up on coding or lose your drive to get better, but you need to use it as a reality check. I mean that even outside of realizing you are or aren't as good as you thought you are. I have no way to objectively measure how good you are. I think that's irrelevant anyway. The reality check should be that feelings of superiority are normally fickle and fleeting. In my opinion, they're also not terribly useful. They can crash to the ground in a second, and if your self worth is tied up in that, it's going to come crashing down as well. It's not to say that competition and a drive to be the best are bad. They're definitely not; however, hubris and the absolute need to win aren't great. They completely robbed you of your ability to even think about more deeply analyzing what lead to your loss. Things are almost never black and white. Dreamweaver isn't somehow intrinsically Bad, as though that's been written into the fabric of reality. It's bad when used a certain way, to accomplish certain goals, within a defined system. Things are hardly ever simple. This is where I say something super hippyish. He's obviously not the only one who talks about this, but the Dalai Lama talks about recognizing and embracing your own weakness, to the point where it's a strength. If you're not at all ashamed with having been wrong, having come in second place, or not knowing something, it's much easier to give credit where it's due, to understand and improve upon your own weakness, to never get caught faking competence, and to appear confident and calm. People like that. Anyway, end my high-horsed opinionated semi-ranting. ymmv
- eugeneross 13y ago
  Best. Advice. Ever. Thank you!
dhoulb 13y ago
Don't worry about it man! To me, your biggest mistake here was not throwing up screenshots. Could've flipped the whole tone of this thread from a car crash into an actual hate-fest for crap design.

makaveli8 13y ago

You come off as extremely pretentious and arrogant in this blog post. HN is normally quite supportive of younger developers, but if they act and present themselves in the manner you do then can't expect anyone's opinion of you to do anything but plummet. The design I have seen on your porfolio at http://5lin.es/portfolio/ http://5lin.es/portfolio/ is kinda ok but very samey and in no way entitles you to feel as though you are better than anybody else, particularly other highschool students who will have basic experience at most. I feel like I have just told off an insolent child.

eugeneross 13y ago
And in no way was I comparing the works on that link to anything else as it would be irrelevant to the situation.
eugeneross 13y ago
That's not exactly MY portfolio. I only helped a little with a handful of those sites.
- jbeja 13y ago
  Please, can you show us your portafolio if that is not a problem?

maibaum 13y ago

Hey man quit with the self pity and keep doing your thing. Forget about what everyone else is saying and just keep honing your craft, you're leagues ahead of any other high schoolers your age.

eugeneross 13y ago
Why do I feel like that is sarcastic? But anyway thanks for the comment.
- maibaum 13y ago
  Definitely not sarcastic - just trying to impart an earnest observation
- makaveli8 13y ago
  He probably isn't being sarcastic. You do seem leagues ahead of other highschoolers your age and that is probably inflating your ego a bit! Just keep a level head, man. You will find you will gain far more for yourself being supportive of others than you will from putting them down.
  - eugeneross 13y ago
    You're probably correct. I apologize. Honestly. I was mad at the time. That's I why I held off posting it as is. Now I realize my mistake.
eugeneross 13y ago
Ahhh ok. I appreciate the kind words.
jbeja 13y ago
I know what you did there ;).

doorhammer 13y ago

You're not better or worse than anyone. As far as I'm concerned, that kind of qualitative judgement doesn't really mean anything. You weren't able to meet the goals you defined within this particular system, and it's having a huge negative backlash in more than one way. No, I don't think you should give up on coding or lose your drive to get better, but you need to use it as a reality check. I mean that even outside of realizing you are or aren't as good as you thought you are. I have no way to objectively measure how good you are. I think that's irrelevant anyway. The reality check should be that feelings of superiority are normally fickle and fleeting. In my opinion, they're also not terribly useful. They can crash to the ground in a second, and if your self worth is tied up in that, it's going to come crashing down as well. It's not to say that competition and a drive to be the best are bad. They're definitely not; however, hubris and the absolute need to win aren't great. They completely robbed you of your ability to even think about more deeply analyzing what lead to your loss. Things are almost never black and white. Dreamweaver isn't somehow intrinsically Bad, as though that's been written into the fabric of reality. It's bad when used a certain way, to accomplish certain goals, within a defined system. Things are hardly ever simple. This is where I say something super hippyish. He's obviously not the only one who talks about this, but the Dalai Lama talks about recognizing and embracing your own weakness, to the point where it's a strength. If you're not at all ashamed with having been wrong, having come in second place, or not knowing something, it's much easier to give credit where it's due, to understand and improve upon your own weakness, to never get caught faking competence, and to appear confident and calm. People like that. Anyway, end my high-horsed opinionated semi-ranting. ymmv

eugeneross 13y ago
Best. Advice. Ever. Thank you!

dhoulb 13y ago

Don't worry about it man! To me, your biggest mistake here was not throwing up screenshots. Could've flipped the whole tone of this thread from a car crash into an actual hate-fest for crap design.