I don't give a damn if I am an imposter or the best amongst my peers. It's important I enjoy what I do and I learn new things I also enjoy. It's important I solve problems I enjoy solving and that I'm getting better at it in my own pace.
For every guy doing a task there's going to be another one doing the task faster or better and another one doing the task slower or worse.
For any one of us that is a “Mel” programmer, there’s some kid, sitting in an Internet café, in Hanoi or Lagos, that will make us look like a sick sauropod.
I love designing and shipping software. I love learning new stuff. I’m not competitive, at all. I want to be good, but I really don’t care if I’m better than anyone else. It’s a luxury to be here.
It may not matter if you're a hobbyist, but when you work in a team and are constantly assessed by your peers and your manager, it's hard not compare yourself with others and wonder if you're at the right place.
For every guy doing a task there's going to be another one doing the task faster or better and another one doing the task slower or worse.
There is a place under the sun for everybody.