I hate to be the one to say it, but I didn't feel very inspired by this post. I felt the author could have been a little more modest about his accomplishments. It almost read like a resume highlighting his biggest development accomplishments. I don't think I can blame him though because I was just as proud at that age. If you do programming long enough, and particularly as a freelancer or independent, you'll become quite humbled. There are moments of pride and accomplishment, but it can be very humbling with all the competition out there.
I think citing notable accomplishments was important in supplementing the point he was making. I also think that also allows us to relate better to how he feels. E.g. would he feel as proud, and would we relate as much, if this line ...
...software I've written has helped people capture >tens of millions< of dollars of wealth. It's been run on >hundreds of millions< of computers.
... instead read ...
...software I've written has helped people capture >hundreds of dollars< of wealth. It's been run on >tens< of computers.
I don't think so - scale of accomplishment change how we feel about what we do and how we relate to the motivation of others. And I think that was the rationale in citing some of his biggest accomplishments. I didn't take his post as lacking modesty.
Point taken on the freelancing bit though (upvoted on that point ... I've been a consultant for 5 years).
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I hate to be the one to say it, but I didn't feel very inspired by this post. I felt the author could have been a little more modest about his accomplishments. It almost read like a resume highlighting his biggest development accomplishments. I don't think I can blame him though because I was just as proud at that age. If you do programming long enough, and particularly as a freelancer or independent, you'll become quite humbled. There are moments of pride and accomplishment, but it can be very humbling with all the competition out there.
I think citing notable accomplishments was important in supplementing the point he was making. I also think that also allows us to relate better to how he feels. E.g. would he feel as proud, and would we relate as much, if this line ...
...software I've written has helped people capture >tens of millions< of dollars of wealth. It's been run on >hundreds of millions< of computers.
... instead read ...
...software I've written has helped people capture >hundreds of dollars< of wealth. It's been run on >tens< of computers.
I don't think so - scale of accomplishment change how we feel about what we do and how we relate to the motivation of others. And I think that was the rationale in citing some of his biggest accomplishments. I didn't take his post as lacking modesty.
Point taken on the freelancing bit though (upvoted on that point ... I've been a consultant for 5 years).