For the past several months I’ve been quietly working on a passion project, an app for the recruitment space. It’s been challenging and rewarding because it’s using all my skills and then some to bring it to life. I’m seeing the benefits and drawbacks of using AI to do my code for me.
I read a story today that clearly illustrated how I feel about the best senior engineers I’ve worked with. This is a story about a brain surgeon during an operation.
The nervous developer’s hand hovers over the keyboard, code review glowing on three monitors. Ten minutes staring at the same function, a small change to the assessment module that’s supposed to ship tonight. Something feels wrong, but what is it?
As a reformed know-it-all, pulling what I thought were facts straight from my overconfidence, Awareness does not equal Understanding.
Detach your worth from the outcome. It helps keep you grounded, and shields you from waves of self doubt.