Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jcoglan/116334229654969479

To every programmer with impostor syndrome:

If you ever had thoughts like the following—especially in your more junior years:

"Man, I work at this unknown small-town shop. I would be so much more respected and make a hell of a lot more money, if only I could work at a Silicon Valley company."

Or, after browsing LinkedIn, learning that your idiotic/arrogant former classmate with whom you graduated, landed a job at one of the big Silicon Valley companies and you wonder how he did that because you work at a company in the middle of nowhere …

—the leaking of the source code of Claude Code should give you a huge boost of confidence.

These people working at Anthropic and the likes are SUCH BAD CODERS. They literally don't know how anything works. You and every colleague you ever liked is much better at programming than these idiots working at the big-name company.

Working at a small-town shop on something ethical gets you much more respect from the people that count, than working at the big-name companies. As proven by the increasing calls to auto-ban from open-source projects everyone employed at certain companies.

#programming #anthropic #ClaudeCode #MentalHealth #impostorSyndrome

AstroMancer5G (she/her)Mar 20

I think #writing my #personal statement and #CV for #job and #GradSchool applications has been helping me beat my #ImpostorSyndrome and remember how much I love my field.

Maho Pacheco Mar 13

Kathryn Jesaitis Papandrew — One Advice to a Younger Self | People I Admire

https://makertube.net/w/qPpSvVc2omBVmX4LPhiXjN

Kathryn Jesaitis Papandrew — One Advice to a Younger Self | People I Admire

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River City Random ☑️Feb 15

@Mepurfield I have written 2.5 novels, I care for my disabled spouse and father, and I go out every day to grease the wheels of capitalism with my own blood, sweat, and tears, and I still feel like a lumpo who doesn't contribute to society. I totally get this feeling. #impostorsyndrome

Columbus - Feeds Feb 12

Advice for incoming Grad students: from academics to wellness - Audrey van Schagen

Advice for incoming Grad students: from academics to wellness

Before attending graduate school, students may feel intimidated entering into a new stage of education. Here are some tips on how to ensure a smooth transition and overall positive experience. Students should have a reason for choosing graduate school before making a final decision, said Jackie von Spiegel, manager of the Dennis Learning Center […]

The Lantern

Jody Lemoine CD 🇨🇦Feb 3

There are days… #ImpostorSyndrome

OfficeZenUp Jan 16

Shake off the 'Impostor Syndrome.' You've earned your place; own it. 👑 #ImpostorSyndrome

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Space Hobo Jan 14

@retroadventurers.bsky.social I had a lot of fun coming up with this conceit, playing the OLDEST and the YOUNGEST editions of #Zork 1 to come from the MIT/#Infocom core teams. This is a slightly short episode (as playing the same game twice is a bit cheeky given our format), but both these versions of the game are a must-see for completists in the genre.

I mention in passing that I always had a bit of #ImpostorSyndrome around Zork, as I have held the domain `zork.net` since the mid/late 90s. I always felt like I was simultaneously dodging #Activision's lawyers and feeling awkward around the die-hard fans who played until they got every last point. Now that #Microsoft has released everything under an open licence, I should probably put a free build up on my site in #Parchment to celebrate!

The Zork-285 game is interesting in that it did not call itself "Zork"! You'll have to listen to the latest #RetroAdventurers episode to find out what it says. #InteractiveFiction