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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by thepaulstella on Friday December 06, 2019 @10:26PM (#21728263)
This is such good advice.

As the saying goes:

'If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.'

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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by quickthrower2 on Saturday December 07, 2019 @04:22AM (#21729300)
Corollary: Someone in the room is in the wrong room.
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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by randomsearch on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:57AM (#21729800)
I think this objection can be countered by completing the quote “if your goal is to learn and grow as quickly as possible.”

Maybe the smartest person already did that, and is now more interested in cashing in / mentoring / a quiet life etc.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by quickthrower2 on Saturday December 07, 2019 @07:31AM (#21729935)
Yes. It was tongue in cheek. Another objection is that smartness isn’t an ordering. You could be the best person in the room at something but still learn on other things.
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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by correct_horse on Saturday December 07, 2019 @10:49AM (#21730841)
Corollary to Corollary: no two people can be equally smart
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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by j88439h84 on Sunday December 08, 2019 @12:30AM (#21734483)
Corollary. It is wrong to be alone in a room.
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Re:Ask HN: How can I tell if I am a good developer? by SeriousM on Saturday December 07, 2019 @03:42AM (#21729201)
I agree, aaand disagree to this. If you're not attached to the product/service/code base you can leave quite easily, but if not you should stay and shape the future of it.
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