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Re:Do middle-aged non-ninja developers belong? by redmand on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @02:00PM (#5480985)
I'm not one to put stock into the myriad of psychological conditions that people seem to carry around like badges ("Look at me, I'm ADD!"), so I followed your link with a dismissal at the ready. Then I read something in there that was close to my own words..."Proof of success is dismissed as luck"...I about choked!

Not that I'm ready to go around saying "I have a disorder, yay!", but it was certainly an interesting concept to be introduced to.

And before I get angry comments about my ADD comment, my son has been diagnosed ADD, so I make that snide remark knowing full-well what his life is like.

Re:Do middle-aged non-ninja developers belong? by pc86 on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @02:16PM (#5481095)
Imposter syndrome is incredibly common among very successful people, which as much as we might hate to admit it, most developers are.