The Two Types of Programmers

You’re not bad at programming; you’re bad at unrealistic expectations. The OG Goal Posts I used to think a “good programmer” looked like this: Polyglots, fluent in so many languages that picking up a new one is child’s play. Masters of their craft, able to build anything from scratch effortlessly. The kind of people who reinvent the wheel for fun—writing an operating system, a compiler, or even an…