I had imposter syndrome between the time I finished school and the time I started working in the industry. I'd have thoughts like, "I'll never get a job. I'm not really a developer."
But after you get your first full-time job and work there for a few months, there's really no room for those thoughts. At that point, if you can't see that you're competent compared to your peers, maybe you're just not. Shouldn't you notice that in code reviews and generally working as a team, what level you're on?
Her GitHub repo is 90% untouched forks and 10% irrelevant, low quality Ruby projects. I don't know if "impostor" is the word, but she certainly isn't talented or notable...
I was watching videos of her talks until falling asleep yesterday (all about refactoring). Her voice was irritating and reminds me of people I used to tolerate... The talks are probably good, if eeriely polished. It is a little creepy how her career sounds like bossing co-workers around to change behavior, like a proto-SJW... Even if her advice were valid! I'll watch the videos but don't have to like it.
It turns out an early article (slate.com) mentions IS being a topic at a women's tech conference in 2010. The original feminists were from the 70's, these ideas percolate for awhile but it really started taking off in 2014.
That can't be natural... I think one of the popularizers was an alum from Y Combinator but the topic is too widespread, requires indoctrination, and appeared on the scene all of a sudden.
"Methodology" talks and "new paradigm" hype are the twin cancers of the tech industry. The only way to get good at programming and project management is to spend a lot of time doing it. 99% of these talks are given for a single purpose -- marketing. Either to sell a product or sell conference tickets or to make a name for the speaker (to increase their future earnings).
Most people with imposter syndrome have it because they're unskilled and inexperienced -- the fix is to improve one's skills, not to brainwash yourself by listening to untalented dopes. I'm pretty sure she only chose this topic to speak about because 90% of programmers are mediocore morons and she knew it'd attract the largest possible audience by appealing to their insecurities.
^This.
But I suspect there could have been some sort of coordination, sponsorship, or some other scheme for this narrative to take over. The high demand/requirement for female speakers giving these a platform would be part of that.
Imposter sounds like something invented by imposters themselves. Like if you feel you’re an imposter, doesn’t that mean that you are? I’m a software developer and I've never felt that way before.
I’m always learning, growing and evolving. If they are not imposters, maybe they are super jealous of how other people are learning, growing and evolving. I get jealous sometimes, we all do. But these people are trying to label it.
It's been a few days but came across another tech speaker and blogger promoting IS very early. http://sachachua.com/blog/?s=imposter#post-24521 You'll notice how she has to persuade that the phenonemon is real, because nobody would believe that shit.
I invite you, and the others who commented here too, to actually watch the video i posted. You will see that while it begins in a serious manner it is actually a piece of humor. Watch it and have a good laugh as i did. ;)
Not everyone knows everything, just learn from your peers by asking questions. "Imposter syndrome" - its not a syndrome and you are not an imposter in your job. Showing a eagerness to learn and not just sit their nodding your head is imperative in software development. This is just a made up term by those who fear looking stupid asking questions to avoid the truth of the situation.
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1 u/exopharrah 26 Mar 2019 17:49
I had imposter syndrome between the time I finished school and the time I started working in the industry. I'd have thoughts like, "I'll never get a job. I'm not really a developer."
But after you get your first full-time job and work there for a few months, there's really no room for those thoughts. At that point, if you can't see that you're competent compared to your peers, maybe you're just not. Shouldn't you notice that in code reviews and generally working as a team, what level you're on?
0 u/derram 27 Feb 2019 00:41
https://invidio.us/watch?v=N2qh5z7g3qk :
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0 u/BitChuteArchive 27 Feb 2019 02:48
https://www.bitchute.com/video/pMhw1KQzFpNH
0 u/justlogin 27 Feb 2019 09:29
Maybe people who believe in concepts invented by feminists really are imposters... https://zapier.com/blog/what-is-imposter-syndrome/
0 u/LarryBagelstein 27 Feb 2019 22:02
Her GitHub repo is 90% untouched forks and 10% irrelevant, low quality Ruby projects. I don't know if "impostor" is the word, but she certainly isn't talented or notable...
0 u/justlogin 27 Feb 2019 22:23
I was watching videos of her talks until falling asleep yesterday (all about refactoring). Her voice was irritating and reminds me of people I used to tolerate... The talks are probably good, if eeriely polished. It is a little creepy how her career sounds like bossing co-workers around to change behavior, like a proto-SJW... Even if her advice were valid! I'll watch the videos but don't have to like it.
It turns out an early article (slate.com) mentions IS being a topic at a women's tech conference in 2010. The original feminists were from the 70's, these ideas percolate for awhile but it really started taking off in 2014.
That can't be natural... I think one of the popularizers was an alum from Y Combinator but the topic is too widespread, requires indoctrination, and appeared on the scene all of a sudden.
0 u/LarryBagelstein 28 Feb 2019 10:14
"Methodology" talks and "new paradigm" hype are the twin cancers of the tech industry. The only way to get good at programming and project management is to spend a lot of time doing it. 99% of these talks are given for a single purpose -- marketing. Either to sell a product or sell conference tickets or to make a name for the speaker (to increase their future earnings).
Most people with imposter syndrome have it because they're unskilled and inexperienced -- the fix is to improve one's skills, not to brainwash yourself by listening to untalented dopes. I'm pretty sure she only chose this topic to speak about because 90% of programmers are mediocore morons and she knew it'd attract the largest possible audience by appealing to their insecurities.
0 u/justlogin 28 Feb 2019 10:58
^This. But I suspect there could have been some sort of coordination, sponsorship, or some other scheme for this narrative to take over. The high demand/requirement for female speakers giving these a platform would be part of that.
0 u/oligarchsalamander 27 Feb 2019 16:58
The worst programmers I've ever seen land jobs as programmers. How anyone can feel like an imposter in that type of environment is well beyond me.
0 u/CanadianAndProud 28 Feb 2019 03:57
Imposter sounds like something invented by imposters themselves. Like if you feel you’re an imposter, doesn’t that mean that you are? I’m a software developer and I've never felt that way before.
I’m always learning, growing and evolving. If they are not imposters, maybe they are super jealous of how other people are learning, growing and evolving. I get jealous sometimes, we all do. But these people are trying to label it.
0 u/justlogin 02 Mar 2019 21:58
It's been a few days but came across another tech speaker and blogger promoting IS very early. http://sachachua.com/blog/?s=imposter#post-24521 You'll notice how she has to persuade that the phenonemon is real, because nobody would believe that shit.
0 u/WakkoWarner [OP] 02 Mar 2019 22:45
I invite you, and the others who commented here too, to actually watch the video i posted. You will see that while it begins in a serious manner it is actually a piece of humor. Watch it and have a good laugh as i did. ;)
0 u/justlogin 02 Mar 2019 23:32
It wasn't funny.
0 u/WakkoWarner [OP] 02 Mar 2019 23:46
:(
0 u/Acastus 01 Apr 2019 12:03
Not everyone knows everything, just learn from your peers by asking questions. "Imposter syndrome" - its not a syndrome and you are not an imposter in your job. Showing a eagerness to learn and not just sit their nodding your head is imperative in software development. This is just a made up term by those who fear looking stupid asking questions to avoid the truth of the situation.