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I earned a million dollars as a mediocre, 70-year-old programmer

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3 points by markcmyers 3 years ago · 3 comments

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injb 3 years ago

>>> Why do brilliant programmers make bad teachers? It’s called the curse of knowledge. Some of the smartest authors in the business are clueless about a beginner’s needs.

So true. I'm usually good at teaching and explaining things but after learning software development gradually over the course of my whole life, I have no idea what its' like for beginners, especially nowadays that stacks have so many layers.

  • markcmyersOP 3 years ago

    Humility is a lovely thing. Thanks for your candor.

    • injb 3 years ago

      Lol if you were pointing out that I basically called myself a brilliant programmer, it was an accident I swear!

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