"It's a tough world in software dev if you aren't the type to constantly overestimate your worth."
Well put. I was talking to a friend recently about the difference between mediocre and very successful engineers, and that quality came to mind as the biggest predictor of success. Don't think of yourself in terms of how effective you currently are, think of how effective you _could_ be. Assume that you can figure out pretty much anything given enough time. But don't be too cocky to ask for help.
Contrast that with mediocre candidates: ask them to solve something they've never done before, and they won't even try because they assume they're not good enough.
Well put. I was talking to a friend recently about the difference between mediocre and very successful engineers, and that quality came to mind as the biggest predictor of success. Don't think of yourself in terms of how effective you currently are, think of how effective you _could_ be. Assume that you can figure out pretty much anything given enough time. But don't be too cocky to ask for help.
Contrast that with mediocre candidates: ask them to solve something they've never done before, and they won't even try because they assume they're not good enough.