Re:Ask HN: I'm a terrible developer, what now?
by afarrell on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:28PM
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> There is no equivalence between someone currently lacking programming skill and someone being too short for the NBA.
Agreed.
> You should encourage them to think in a healthy way about their current progress and encourage them to find ways to get better and allocate the resources needed for their growth.
Agreed.
> There is no equivalence between encouraging someone to improve and ignoring someone's self-concerns about their skill level.
It depends crucially on the words you use to encourage them to improve. I've often found 'impostor syndrome' to be stymie clarity. I might be guilty of replying to a comment that isn't quite your words though. apologies for that.
Agreed.
> You should encourage them to think in a healthy way about their current progress and encourage them to find ways to get better and allocate the resources needed for their growth.
Agreed.
> There is no equivalence between encouraging someone to improve and ignoring someone's self-concerns about their skill level.
It depends crucially on the words you use to encourage them to improve. I've often found 'impostor syndrome' to be stymie clarity. I might be guilty of replying to a comment that isn't quite your words though. apologies for that.