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It's my experience that most decent programmers, and even some crummy ones, think they are in the top 1%. It's a lot like poker - everyone thinks they're way ab
by csbrooks 17y ago
It's my experience that most decent programmers, and even some crummy ones, think they are in the top 1%. It's a lot like poker - everyone thinks they're way above average at it.
- algorias 17y agoIt's a lot like everything. I haven't found any skill or talent where that isn't true. Keeping this in mind is the first step towards a reasonable self-assessment.
- billswift 17y agoI saw a study a few months ago on that, I think it was linked on Overcoming Bias,but I'm not sure. Apparently, most people rate themselves in the 3rd quartile; everyone under average thinks they are somewhat above, and people in the upper quartile generally over-estimate the average, thinking most are more like themselves, so only those who are actually in the third percentile are (accidentally) accurate in their self-assessments.