Stop Celebrating Incompetence

Summary

Le script met en lumière le dénigrement inutile de la compétence dans le monde de la programmation, où trop souvent on minimise les efforts pour surmonter le syndrome de l'imposteur et la garde. L'auteur dénonce la célébration de l'incompétence, qui nuit à l'aspiration à l'amélioration et réduit le travail à une simple magie. Il encourage à la maîtrise de la matière, à la reconnaissance de la profondeur du métier et à l'apprentissage approfondi, plutôt que de se contenter de connaissances superficielles. Un appel à l'ambition et à la confiance en soi pour devenir des programmeurs compétents et à même de contribuer de manière significative à l'industrie.

Takeaways

• 🚫 Les programmeurs devraient arrêter de célébrer l'incompétence et d'encourager la pensée magique au lieu de l'amélioration continue.
• 🤔 La célébration de l'incompétence peut sous-estimer les aspirations à l'amélioration et la capacité à surmonter les défis.
• 🎯 Il est important de reconnaître que la programmation nécessite de l'apprentissage et du temps, pas de se résigner à l'incompréhension.
• 🔄 L'industrie de la programmation doit évoluer au-delà des stéréotypes négatifs comme le 'copy pasta pirate' ou le 'programmeur sans idée de ce qu'il fait'.
• 🛠️ Les programmeurs débutants doivent apprendre les bases de leur métier sans se laisser décourager par l'idée qu'ils sont intrinsèquement mauvais à ce qu'ils font.
• 📚 L'apprentissage en profondeur et la maîtrise des compétences sont essentielles pour surmonter le syndrome de l'imposteur et la porte dérobée.
• 💪 Il est crucial d'encourager les programmeurs à se considérer comme des apprenants en devenir et à avoir confiance en leur capacité à s'améliorer.
• 🔑 La programmation est une compétence acquise qui nécessite du temps et de la persévérance, pas une capacité innée ou un don.
• 🌟 Chacun a sa propre vitesse d'apprentissage et son propre potentiel, il est donc inutile de se comparer aux autres ou de se décourager par des différences apparentes.
• 🎼 La maîtrise de la programmation est comparable à apprendre un instrument de musique ou un jeu, où la pratique et la patience conduisent à l'excellence.
• 🚀 L'industrie de la programmation est en constante évolution et offre de nombreuses opportunités pour ceux qui sont prêts à s'engager dans un apprentissage continu et approfondi.

Q & A

Pourquoi l'auteur du script pense-t-il que les programmeurs devraient arrêter de célébrer l'incompétence?

L'auteur pense que célébrer l'incompétence réduit la profession à une bande de pirates de 'copy pasta' sans connaissance, ce qui sappe l'aspiration à l'amélioration et réduit le travail à une simple magie de la pensée.

Quel est le 'mème' que l'auteur déteste le plus sur Internet et pourquoi?

L'auteur déteste le mème qui montre un ingénieur junior et un ingénieur senior qui ne comprennent pas comment leur code fonctionne, car cela désespère les juniors et les incite à croire qu'ils seront toujours perdus dans un tourbillon de magie incompréhensible.

Comment l'auteur défend-il l'idée que les programmeurs devraient s'engager dans l'apprentissage profond plutôt que de copier-coller?

Il soutient que l'apprentissage profond permet de comprendre l'architecture et la logique derrière le code, plutôt que de se contenter de solutions de surface pour résoudre les problèmes du jour.

Quelle est la différence entre 'impostor syndrome' et la réalité de ne pas être compétent dans un domaine?

L'impostor syndrome est un sentiment d'insécurité malgré des compétences réelles, tandis que la réalité de ne pas être compétent est un défi à surmonter en apprenant et en s'améliorant.

Pourquoi l'auteur est-il critique envers l'utilisation de 'CSS' et de 'Tailwind'?

Il est critique car il pense que CSS est un langage de droite où la redondance est fréquente et que l'utilisation de classes utilitaires comme celles de Tailwind est préférable pour éviter cette redondance.

Quel conseil donnerait l'auteur aux programmeurs qui commencent et qui se sentent incompétents?

Il conseille de s'engager dans l'apprentissage profond, de se rappeler de leurs capacités et de surmonter les défis un par un, comme ils l'ont fait avec la récursivité ou la compréhension des classes et des fonctions.

Quelle est la différence entre un 'midwit' et un 'impostor' selon l'auteur?

Un 'midwit' est quelqu'un qui a juste assez d'intelligence pour utiliser les mots compliqués mais qui pense tout savoir, tandis qu'un 'impostor' est quelqu'un qui a des doutes infundés malgré ses compétences.

Pourquoi l'auteur pense-t-il que les programmeurs devraient se concentrer sur la maîtrise de leur métier plutôt que sur l'obtention d'un emploi?

Il est convaincu que les bons programmeurs obtiendront des emplois, mais que la maîtrise de son art est une poursuite à vie qui apporte une satisfaction et une compétence plus profonde que le simple objectif d'obtenir un emploi.

Quelle est la position de l'auteur sur l'importance de la profondeur de connaissances dans la programmation?

L'auteur soutient que la profondeur des connaissances est essentielle, car elle permet de devenir un 'wizard' capable de faire exactement ce qu'on demande au ordinateur, au lieu d'être un spectateur émerveillé.

L'auteur mentionne-t-il des différences dans l'apprentissage et la maîtrise des différentes compétences en programmation?

Oui, il mentionne que certaines personnes peuvent apprendre plus rapidement ou être naturellement plus talentueuses dans certaines activités, et que la détermination ou le 'grit' est aussi un facteur clé dans la maîtrise d'un métier.

Quel conseil l'auteur donnerait à quelqu'un qui cherche à améliorer ses compétences en programmation?

Il conseille de viser haut, d'apprendre en profondeur, d'accepter la profondeur de sa profession et de ne pas se contenter de solutions de surface, mais de s'engager dans une poursuite de maîtrise à long terme.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Dénonciation de la célébration de l'incompétence

Le script dénonce la tendance à célébrer l'incompétence dans le monde de la programmation, argumentant que cela nuit à l'aspiration à l'amélioration et réduit le travail à une forme de pensée magique. L'auteur exprime son mépris pour les plaisanteries sur l'incompréhension de la programmation, qu'il considère nuisibles pour les jeunes développeurs et pour l'image de la profession. Il insiste sur l'importance de la maîtrise et de la compréhension profonde plutôt que de se contenter de la surface.

05:01

😡 Réfutation de l'auto-doute et de la prétention

Dans ce paragraphe, l'auteur combat le syndrome de l'imposteur et la prétention inutile, soulignant que les doutes et les prétentions ne sont pas des justifications pour la médiocrité. Il partage son expérience personnelle, en tant qu'autodidacte, et critique l'utilisation des diplômes prestigieux pour établir une supériorité intellectuelle. Il appelle à la reconnaissance de la profondeur de la programmation et à l'apprentissage continu plutôt que de se reposer sur des connaissances superficielles.

10:02

🤔 Appel à la maîtrise des compétences de base

L'auteur insiste sur l'importance d'apprendre et de maîtriser les compétences de base de la programmation, plutôt que de se fier à des recherches en ligne pour résoudre des problèmes courts-termes. Il suggère que la compréhension approfondie des langages et des concepts de programmation est essentielle pour la confiance et la compétence durables, et qu'il est crucial de ne pas se contenter de la surface mais de s'engager dans un processus d'apprentissage approfondi.

15:03

🧙‍♂️ La magie de la programmation et la quête de maîtrise

Le script évoque la 'magie' de la programmation comme étant le résultat de l'acquisition de connaissances et de compétences, transformant l'incompréhension en capacité de contrôler précisément les actions de l'ordinateur. L'auteur encourage les programmeurs à se considérer comme des sorciers capables de créer et de comprendre, plutôt que de rester des spectateurs émerveillés. Il souligne également l'importance de la profondeur de la programmation et de l'apprentissage continu pour atteindre l'expertise.

20:06

🚀 L'importance de la persévérance et de la portée des ambitions

Dans ce paragraphe, l'auteur discute de l'importance de la persévérance et de l'élargissement de l'horizon des ambitions dans la carrière de programmation. Il soutient que la maîtrise de la programmation est un processus à long terme qui nécessite de la patience et de l'effort soutenus. Il cite CS Lewis pour mettre en évidence que les gens ont tendance à sous-estimer leurs aspirations et à ne pas reconnaître la valeur de la poursuite d'un travail passionnant et significatif.

Keywords

💡Incompétence

Incompétence fait référence à l'absence de compétence ou de capacité pour effectuer une tâche ou un travail. Dans le script, l'orateur critique l'idée de célébrer l'incompétence dans le domaine de la programmation, soulignant que cela peut sous-estimer l'aspiration à l'amélioration et réduire le travail à une simple magie de la pensée.

💡Impostor Syndrome

Le syndrome de l'imposteur est un concept psychologique où une personne doute de ses compétences et de sa légitimité, malgré des preuves contraires. Le script mentionne que le monde de la programmation lutte contre ce syndrome en essayant de rendre les nouveaux venus se sentir les bienvenus, mais cela peut être gâché par la célébration de l'incompétence.

💡Gatekeeping

Gatekeeping est le processus par lequel certaines personnes tentent de contrôler l'accès à un groupe ou un domaine en définissant les critères d'entrée. Dans le script, il est question que les efforts pour lutter contre le gatekeeping ont été détournés en célébrant l'incompétence au lieu de promouvoir l'amélioration et l'apprentissage.

💡Copy Pasta Pirates

Ce terme dépeint de manière péjorative les programmeurs qui copient et collent du code sans comprendre son fonctionnement. Dans le script, il est utilisé pour critiquer l'idée que toute la profession est composée d'individus qui ne comprennent pas ce qu'ils font, ce qui nuit à l'aspiration à l'amélioration.

💡Zone

La 'zone' est un état de concentration profonde et de productivité élevée. L'orateur exprime son bonheur de pouvoir programmer pendant des heures dans cet état, ce qui est en opposition avec l'image de l'incompétence et de la dépendance à la recherche en ligne.

💡Architecture

L'architecture, dans le contexte de la programmation, fait référence à la structure globale et à la planification du design d'un système informatique. L'orateur souligne l'importance de la réflexion sur l'architecture plutôt que de se concentrer uniquement sur la syntaxe du code.

💡CSS

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) est un langage utilisé pour décrire la présentation d'un document écrit en HTML. Le script mentionne CSS comme un exemple de langage où la redondance est courante, ce qui illustre le besoin d'outils comme Tailwind pour améliorer l'efficacité.

💡Self-Taught

Autodidacte fait référence à une personne qui a acquis des compétences ou des connaissances sans formation formelle. Le script mentionne que beaucoup de programmeurs, y compris l'orateur lui-même, sont autodidactes, ce qui peut contribuer au syndrome de l'imposteur.

💡Grit

La tenacité (grit) est la capacité à persévérer et à surmonter les obstacles pour atteindre un objectif. Dans le script, l'orateur soutient que la tenacité est essentielle pour surmonter les défis de l'apprentissage et de la maîtrise de la programmation.

💡Mastery

Maîtrise signifie atteindre un niveau élevé de compétence ou d'expertise dans un domaine. L'orateur insiste sur l'importance de la poursuite de la maîtrise dans la programmation plutôt que de se contenter de connaissances superficielles.

💡Wizard

Dans le script, le terme 'wizard' est utilisé métaphoriquement pour décrire un programmeur expérimenté et compétent capable de contrôler et de manipuler le code avec aisance, similaire à la manière dont un magicien manipule la magie.

Highlights

Programmers should not celebrate incompetence; it undermines the aspiration to improve.

Celebrating incompetence reduces work to magical thinking and is not beneficial for new recruits.

The meme about not understanding code should not be propagated as it fosters a sense of hopelessness.

Senior engineers should not claim ignorance to discourage juniors from aspiring to understand complex concepts.

The speaker emphasizes the joy of deep programming and being in the zone, rather than superficial copy-pasting.

Learning and understanding programming concepts is presented as a journey, not an unattainable goal.

The importance of not reducing programming to a 'right-only' language like CSS, which is often looked up due to its repetitive nature.

Impostor syndrome can be defeated by recalling one's learning journey and capabilities.

The speaker argues against the idea that programming is magic and instead frames it as learnable skills.

Diplomas and prestigious institutions are not the sole indicators of programming competence.

The speaker criticizes the trope of the 'I don't know what I'm doing' senior programmer as dishonest and harmful.

A call to embrace the capacity to improve and become competent rather than settling for mediocrity.

The need for competent programmers is greater than ever, emphasizing the importance of depth in learning.

The speaker encourages aiming for mastery and long-term growth over short-term job prospects.

Talent and hard work are both essential for exceptional programming skills, with a discussion on the impact of natural talent.

A critique of the 'Gifted kid syndrome' and its potential to hinder the development of hard work and grit.

The speaker shares a CS Lewis quote to inspire aiming for greater achievements beyond immediate satisfactions.

Transcripts

all right we're doing it you know what I

see myself in this article and I don't

like it but we're doing it programmers

should stop celebrating incompetence in

the Valiant efforts to combat impostor

syndrome and gatekeeping the programming

world has taken a bad turn down a blind

alley by celebrating incompetence you

don't have to reduce an entire

profession to a clueless gang of copy

pasta Pirates to make a new recruits

feel welcome it undermines the

aspiration to improve it reduces the

work to magical thinking it is not good

that is so good already off the rip I

know it's 20 I I already I already know

this is 2021 and this is not that great

but man that was so good that is so dang

good people it really is because dude I

you know the meme that I hate the most

on the Internet is the one that's like

Junior engineer I don't know how this

code works and then senior engineer

neither do I it's like no you do don't

tell that to a junior that their life is

hopelessly spent in this swirl of

magical I can't understand anything for

the rest of my life and I'll never

actually be able to code and I'll have

to struggle at all times at all places

if anything it just makes our industry

10,000 times worse to say that you don't

understand things as a senior it makes

it so so much worse I'm happy I don't

sit there and copy pasta code all day I

am happy that I can program for hours on

end and just be in the zone and enjoy

the moment and enjoy what I'm trying to

build and try to Think Through the

architecture as opposed to being like

how do I write a for a for Loop how do I

do an if statement how do I create a

struct I think people are just joking I

the problem is is I know people are just

joking but there's this there's this

whole damn movement right uh let's see

you have to understand how it works have

you ever tried quorans I used to do it

by hand by hand I used to be able to

take a querian and you could give me a

point plus a camera position and I could

give you the querian to rotate it to

whatever position you would like me to

do it by hand cross product by heart dot

product easy peasy do it now I haven't

done it in I haven't done it in gosh 15

years so yeah I can't so guess what you

can learn it it's easy it's not hard it

just takes time there are things that

are hard right I'll probably never

understand quantum computers I'll

probably never get a degree in physics

and whatever the hell you need but

computer stuff like these are not crazy

these are not crazy things like you

shouldn't tell people that there's

somehow just some just some

impossibility out there I just hate it a

marriage is harder than general purpose

AI facts on facts on facts it's not

magic anyways sorry just get really

pumped up about this because I I

actually fully agree with this state

statement we should be super super into

like telling people that they can get

better right that there is actually like

an that like I don't care if people

called gatekeeping if you can't write

programming for an hour without like

going up and looking up every detail you

suck at programming get better you get

better by doing it for years like that's

okay we all sucked at some point

everybody sucks at some point and it's

okay CSS on the other hand you can

always look up because it's a right only

language everybody knows that that's why

God invented Tailwind yeah CSS you write

it that's why there's the same class

9,000 times in CSS every place honestly

crack open your Works CSS files and tell

me you don't just see duplication after

duplication because ain't nobody's

reading other people's CSS every last

person just simply writes their own CSS

for their own thing that's it I'm sorry

it's always been that way that's why

doing utility classes has always been

better it just is it's not that it's

great it's not that I like it it's not

just there's no other way to make it not

suck as much right uh I say this and

evaluation of the Pres uh prescription

not of the diagnosis the programming

World absolutely has had and still has

challenges with impostor syndrome and

gatekeeping in large part because unlike

so many other professional Fields a high

percentage of the people working in

programming are self-taught including

yours truly impostor syndrome always has

always been a big like question mark to

me in the sense that like like you

learned how to program remember that

time when you didn't know how to program

and you actually learned how to program

like how hard that leap was remember

that one time you didn't know how to do

recursion and then you struggled and

struggled and struggled and you finally

figured out how how recursion Works

apply it the next thing you're about to

do is going to be hard but you have

learned it you will still be able to

learn the next thing like

goodbye bye impostor syndrome right

impostor syndrome can be easily defeated

by recounting your abilities and where

you feel like hey I'm lacking in this

area that's not impostor syndrome that's

just reality you can solve that problem

like you solved all your other problems

you can learned something because you

already learned recursion you've already

learned programming you already learned

how classes work how functions work so

all of a sudden are you just going to

get completely Bamboozled because you

got to make a database connection you're

going to have to learn how to do HTTP

come on man that's ridiculous that's for

gosh darn ridiculous to think that

somehow after learning the hardest parts

of programming which is translating

syntax into semantics you figured that

out and now you're going to get

defeated by a rest request dude come

on absolutely ridiculous when you don't

have a diploma from a prestigious uh

institution telling you and the world

that you know things and you are good at

things by the way the worst people I've

ever worked with well I can specifically

think of one person that had a Harvard

degree and it was by far the single

worst experience I've ever worked with

the pretentiousness followed by the

absolute utter laziness just made me

want to cry me being from Montana State

University a university with no

prestigiousness with no high fute

society yet yet I felt absolutely better

coconut oil from head to toe without the

pretentious and was able to

clearly run laps around it 2.16 high

school GPA

3.54 College lathered up boys it's only

natural to occasionally have doubts

especially if there are people within

your profession who have the uh use

their diplomas as a logical fallacy to

prove why they're right and you are

wrong if anyone ever tells you that they

are right because they went to a

university dude the amount of times I

hear people say oh that can't happen

yeah I got a I I got a Bachelor of Arts

in kinesiology trust me I know all about

the human body you're like yo bro you

took the intro course cool like that

that doesn't work the worst people on

Earth are Bachelors of Science people

including computer scientists you don't

you know just enough to say words but

you don't actually know things and you

think you know things you are the midwit

I am the midwit NBA's Fallen under the

midwit curve as well you're not an

impostor you're a midwit there's a huge

difference a midwit is the expert

beginner a midwit is somebody who has

just enough IQ to say all the

complicated words but think they know

everything so they do all the

complicated things whereas the super

stupid person and the really smart

person are just like yeah cool I'm not

going to do it but you can't let that

doubt win you can't become I have noide

idea what I'm doing dog as a

professional identity please stop with

that it's the worst Trope of all of

software engineering don't tweet's

coming I can feel it tweet's coming

tweet's coming it's coming it's

happening here we go here we go the

worst Trope of uh of programming is the

I don't know what I am doing senior they

do and at some point you will too it's

dishonest how do I say it it's it's just

like the shittiest thing if you don't

know what you are doing my gosh I feel

like I have it in me but I don't know

how to say it it's like so cringe they

are the worst I don't know how to say it

I I want I I I know there's something in

me there's something in me there's a dog

in me that's wanting to come out I just

don't know how to say it that's going to

be that's going to be a awesome I'm

going to leave it for later I'm going to

leave it for later don't Embrace being a

copy pasta programmer whose Chief skill

whose Chief uh whose Chief skill is

looking up on the internet treated

as part of a learning process to

actually understand what's going on not

merely as a shortcut to solve today's

problem if you never dig deeper your

confidence will be stuck at the surface

let's go let's go let's go likewise

influential programmers who do have the

hard-earned skills and accumulated

knowledge to repeatedly create good

software need to resist the temptation

of presenting a yes I too am a no little

copy pasta dummy just like you facade

whatever gains you uh derive from being

relatable to someone struggling must be

weighed against infus using the industry

with a sense of futility of deep

learning I love it I love it I love it I

love it I love it the futility of deep

learning that phrase right there is

literally describes I I would say

today's Tech Twitter right how many

people here how about this one chat

we're going to do a little we're going

to do a little experiment we're going to

do a little experiment who here best

language is Javascript one in the chat

if your best language is

Javascript okay okay so we got a lot of

we got some ones in here we got a lot of

zeros but you got a lot of ones okay got

a lot of zeros but got a lot of we got

some ones more zeros than ones okay when

I say JavaScript I mean typescript as

well are you telling me that okay

everyone spam your best language since I

don't know your best language is the one

you know the best right we got a lot of

pythons a lot of phps java hasle lot of

python first order logic yeah right

dummy all right how about this one if

you had to turn off your LSP you had the

program in notepad could you read a file

line by line convert each line into a

number and sum up the file without

looking on the internet I see some nose

in there there's some nose in there fix

that learn your language right learn

your language it's it's not hard yeah

yeah since Prime is not here I would

like to take the time to tell chat

leather yourself in coconut oil and have

a great day hey thank you entric note I

appreciate that I'm gonna I'm going to

try to get that thing that uh like Doug

Doug and Thor has where I can press play

because I always miss the bits and they

don't get to play out loud and so I want

to be able to control it so like during

this talk and when I'm recording this it

doesn't interrupt that thing and then

afterwards I can just press play and be

like bump bum bump you know because I

always feel so bad like you don't get

you don't get your TTS is it called

streamer Bots I have no idea what it's

even called I like Doug Doug though Doug

Doug is sweet what do you mean by

converting a line into a number what I

mean is that let's pretend you had a

file that is filled with numbers line by

line numbers can you read in the file

and correctly add all the numbers

together didn't Thor make his own

software for that no I think he uses

something like streamer bot we love Doug

Doug everyone loves Doug Doug everybody

loves Doug Doug I'm a huge huge fan

personally hey thank you in fact I only

learned about Doug Doug because of the

streamer Awards I was shocked to find

out you know well most people can't

figure out how to write something

without like looking stuff up can you go

LSP list in an editor and write that

without looking anything up I think a

lot of people would not be able to do it

like it's very very simple in in

JavaScript like how well do you know

your language most people don't know

their language right just thing anyways

okay let's get back into this the magic

of programming is largely just things

you don't know yet once you learn those

things it stops being magic in the sense

of I have no idea how it did that or why

it works and starts being magic in the

sense of I can make the computer do

exactly what I asked to do it the point

is to become a wizard not the bedazzled

member of the audience oh beautiful so

true this is absolutely right this is

100% right I think dhh and I actually

have way more in common than I initially

realized cuz initially when I saw dhh is

writing I just didn't like how I I

didn't like I didn't like a lot of the

language he used now I'm totally like I

think this some of the language is

really good like this is a really good

phrase and all a I started liking his

takes more and more and this was just

good isn't dhh going to be on the stream

soon he is going to be on he is going to

be on the stream soon dhh is my lost

brother I I feel like we do have more in

common than I realized you know I think

that's the thing is that when you get

when you take the time to actually learn

about somebody you realize that uh that

they're actually more like you than you

realize right and you're more like other

people you know this does not happen

overnight by the way there is one thing

like this is so you know the my next

course on boot. is going to be from TCP

to http and the reason why is that so

many people look at HTTP as being magic

it's actually really really simple like

it's not magic it's so just so obvious

how these things work and when you

understand how headers bodies the

difference between get and post like it

just it it it is actually pretty like oh

oh yeah okay well even SSL and TLS

aren't magic like have you ever written

RSA it's it's not magic RSA it's just

complicated like I couldn't invent the

math because I'm not that I I don't

study math for a living but it's not

crazy hard pick two large primes is

probable Prime do find the inverted the

the the Matrix inverse the negative one

in whatever and then toss it in some

math and bada bing bada boom uh RSA is

the easiest algo it's not the easiest

algo okay but it is a very easy algo I I

would say that binary search is probably

the easiest algorithm to do I can binary

search an array any day of the week okay

I can binary search an array any day of

the week an airplane going down and

they're like

quickly hey any body in here can write

binary search from scratch we need them

right

now I can do it do it right now easy

this does not happen overnight and we

need to have the confidence to accept

that our profession has depth dude not

just confidence the excitement the

reality that we have a profession where

you could just get up and learn

something new that's actually useful

come on tell me that's not awesome like

that's one of the best feels I have is

that I I I haven't hit the maximum

right there's there's still more left

there's still more RPG left I still got

some stats to go like level up and

grinding is not like in these other

games where it gets every single level

becomes significantly harder it's like a

linear grind it just keeps on it or it's

like a a constant grind where every

single time you study something for 10

hours you actually get out you like come

out better every time it's so good it's

the world's greatest RPG uh even as we

celebrate the e with which someone can

get started and welcome them into the

Journey of becoming a wizard it doesn't

let's see it also doesn't happen across

the domains of programming you can't

become an expert at everything and it's

fine to accept your boundaries but it's

not fine to think you shouldn't be on

some path towards Mastery and if you

intend to make programming your career o

yees we also need to accept that not all

wizard apprentices turn out to be equal

Talent or end up with equal levels of

confidence just like in every other

field of human Pursuits you can learn

the basic rules of Chess in a few

minutes but you can also spend a

lifetime mastering the game and not

everyone becomes a grand master even if

they're ve even if they try very hard I

mean yeah you can also just apply that

to the guitar you can take two people

and make them do the identical thing for

the identical amount of time and one

person will be better than another

person right some people just learn

faster at specific activities too it's

weird some people are just better at

certain activities than others and

that's just that I think programming has

always been my um like it's just been my

my calling I'm just I'm just able to

just do it I just feel good about it

right it's not just about learning it's

about natural Talent it's both natural

Talent like how I always think about it

is it's very simple there's there's

hours you spend programming okay however

many hours that is and that's multiplied

by your natural Talent some people

they're born with like a 1.5 multiplier

right but that actually makes them weak

because often their ex goes down because

of how high this multiplier is some

people they got you know some people

they live with that like three

multiplier it's not easy for them but

their willingness to endure pain goes

way up and this gives them a whole

different life

multiplier right because this is an

incomplete equation right here because

it actually is going to look something

more like this um I don't know what to

call this one we'll call this one uh

we'll call this one CT and I'll call

this one uh right we'll call this one

hold on yeah I guess what what do we

call this one anyways this is your this

is your coefficient of willingness to

work through pain right so this is your

natural Talent this is how many hours

you've put into it but then there's some

sort of multiplier that influences this

your willingness to come back to this

your endurance I don't know what to call

it the equation is not quite right but

there's something about X that is that

is augmented by this because some people

they don't have it some people don't

have have grit right exactly grit grit's

the right word and you only get grit and

often grit comes from people with lower

Talent right Constitution would be like

the real real real fun word for it tarov

players so natural Talent is both a

blessing and a curse and the people that

you see that are just like the magic the

the true magic ones the true prodigies

they somehow got the natural talent and

they somehow got the grit at the same

time like those are like the true magic

talents of the of the universe cuz they

got them both and very few people with

Talent tend to have any sort of hard

work A Gifted kid syndrome destroys

talented people absolutely 100% I've

seen it so many times right yeah there's

a lot of boredom yeah cuz we weren't

taught how to learn that's kind of a

funny phrase uh hard work beats Talent

when talent doesn't work hard but talent

and hard work always wins there you go I

mean that's that's the truest and

correct phrase hard work always beats

Talent when Talent does not hard does

not work hard but if you got them both

you're freaking gifted right join the

stream and instantly feel called out

good welcome to the club uh the world

has never had a greater need for

programmer than it does today it's never

had a greater need for competent

programmers than it does today let's

skip over the overly self-deprecating

nonsense that nobody knows what they are

doing and try to learn things in depth

is not for us you are not clueless dog

banging at the keyboard with no

prospects of ever improving you are a

human of tremendous capacity to become

good at what you do Embrace that let's

go embrace it embrace it embrace it how

old is the article um 3 years old not

even we still have the greatest need for

programmers right now now competent

programmers in fact too and that's why

I've always said when people always ask

me what should I do like what project

should I complete to get a job and I

always say this isn't the way this is

not the way my friend do not try to

learn that way you should be asking what

do I do to get good because here's the

reality good programmers get jobs bad

programmers get jobs too but good ones

will also get jobs completing some

project to hopefully get a job is just

setting the the wrong scope to your work

because this is a lifetime Pursuit this

is a one-time Pursuit right shoot far

aim big jump high right I think so many

people aim too small in their life and

there's plenty of reasons why you could

say they aim small in their life and all

of that I get that there's there's

plenty of Life reasons there's plenty of

all sorts of things that happen in

someone's life that dictates this but

there is just simply a longterm

perspective that if you shoot far enough

you will do good and I think CS Lewis

has a really good quote about this mud

pies CS Lewis quote he says something

along the lines of this one there we go

I think it's this one it would seem that

our Lord finds our desires not too

strong but too weak we are half-hearted

creatures fooling about with drink and

sex and ambition when infinite Joy is

offered to us like an ignorant child who

wants to go on making mud pies in a slum

because he cannot imagine what is meant

by the offer of a holiday at Sea we are

far too easily pleased what a great

quote we are far too easily pleased like

you can shoot for way further like it

shouldn't just be the project that's

going to get you a job like dude how can

you become a master how can you do

something that's way bigger than just

simply what's the simplest shortest path

at all times right I'll take all your

drinks and sex if you don't want them

Chad I know I did just say the word sex

to a bunch of arch users which may be

confusing so typically you know I know I

know that some of you guys may find this

hard to believe but sex happens between

two people not one AR users okay just so

you know it's a little different it's a

little different than what you think it

is

shambles minimum what a sex all the time

you don't even know it is sex a new Js

framework yes anyways all right the

name the

name it's the primagen