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Joel_Mckayyesterday at 9:43 PM4 repliesview on HN

Yeah, but knowing something sucks means you are probably reasonably competent at coding. =3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect


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josephgtoday at 3:15 AM

No it doesn't. The people with the lowest self perception also have the lowest actual skill. Look at the chart:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect#...

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alickztoday at 10:11 AM

Even if you're not correct, I respect your positivity and constructive attitude

It's good to raise people's expectations of themselves

strongly-typedyesterday at 10:53 PM

Doesn’t matter if the recruiter doesn’t call you back because you’re not a 1000x engineer.

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racl101yesterday at 10:56 PM

+1 star for ttul