Stefan Judis Web Development · Jul 10, 2026

Escape from Average (#note)

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Wilto is working on extending his "JavaScript for Everyone" course , and I love this statement : If you don’t have a deep understanding of your output, the best result you can hope for is “average” — the best you can hope to be, as a developer, is “average.” If you’re not honing your craft, you stagnate. So does your team. So do your wages. So does the web. I still want to be believe that aiming…

Wilto is working on extending his "JavaScript for Everyone" course, and I love this statement:

If you don’t have a deep understanding of your output, the best result you can hope for is “average” — the best you can hope to be, as a developer, is “average.” If you’re not honing your craft, you stagnate. So does your team. So do your wages. So does the web.

I still want to be believe that aiming to be better is a valuable career approach, but we'll find out because from what I see "average" is good enough for most people, companies, and jobs. I hope we'll escape from average.

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