This is a totally fair attitude. To be honest, there have been a few times when I've been going on and on about something I've accomplished (not even necessari

This is a totally fair attitude. To be honest, there have been a few times when I've been going on and on about something I've accomplished (not even necessarily in software) and I've been cut down by a more experienced person. After I finish fuming, I usually stop and think, and that's been a good thing. The problem I've run into in software is that I've also been slammed when I've very humbly and timidly introduced a project or some code, in an area I'm new in. It's a problem, more so than in other professions/hobbies I've spent time in.