Comment on Never trust a programmer who says he knows C++parentComments−RyanMcGreal16yMaybe the idea is that a competent programmer is also humble.−irrelative16yAnd, I'd add, not humble naturally but got that way by being humbled again and again by his knowledge.−RyanMcGreal16yYes, exactly! I didn't become the half-decent programmer that I am until I finally embraced the fact that my code sucks and adopted highly defensive coding practices as a result.−mprime16yI guessed that was the meaning a long time ago, but it's just amusing to read it literally.
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Maybe the idea is that a competent programmer is also humble.
And, I'd add, not humble naturally but got that way by being humbled again and again by his knowledge.
Yes, exactly! I didn't become the half-decent programmer that I am until I finally embraced the fact that my code sucks and adopted highly defensive coding practices as a result.
I guessed that was the meaning a long time ago, but it's just amusing to read it literally.