What Programmers Actually Feel

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The image compares the classic Dunning–Kruger confidence curve with a second graph labeled “What programmers actually feel.” Instead of one rise and fall in confidence, programmers repeatedly experience peaks of overconfidence, valleys of despair, and renewed confidence as they learn more. It is used as a humorous reaction to the frustrating cycle of learning programming and discovering new problems. EN: The image compares the classic Dunning–Kruger confidence curve with a second graph labeled “What programmers actually feel.” Instead of one rise and fall in confidence, programmers repeatedly experience peaks of overconfidence, valleys of despair, and renewed confidence as they learn more. It is used as a humorous reaction to the frustrating cycle of learning programming and discovering new problems.

• @dev_meme / 1825 2020-08-01