#imposter-syndrome

You’re not a junior developer any more
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I’m all grown up!!??!Virtually everyone in technology suffers from imposter syndrome. The feeling of not quite being good enough, smart enough, able enough. It sucks.But you don’t need to feel that way! I’ve created a handy checklist. If you can do all (or even most) of the things on this list, you shouldn’t see yourself as a junior developer.Yes yes, you still have a lot to learn.But guess what? That’s ALWAYS true. Forever and ever. You’ll never run out of things to learn, because every night when you go to sleep somebody is busy inventing new things. So don’t sweat it.The listYou’ve programmed in more than one language and have some opinions about why you like one vs the other.You’ve had to maintain your code and someone else’s on a live project for over 6 months.You’ve worked on a project you (...)

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Where does #math impostor syndrome come from?
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Why I avoid using equations in my technical talks.If you ever sat through an equations-dense class and felt stupid, I’d like to share a secret with you: the other students are probably faking it. Turns out the human brain can’t handle a typical math lesson.I taught math and statistics for over a decade and today I’m often asked to speak about technical topics at conferences. Although I come from a field that loves equations, you’ll find almost none in my talks. I also avoided them as a statistics lecturer. Here’s why.The myth of superhuman working memoryBefore heading to grad school in mathematical statistics, I was a PhD student in neuroscience and psychology. I was fortunate enough to get hands-on research experience on the topic of human attention and memory, which brought me to a (...)

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