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Andreas

Hi sky,

thank you for these questions. I'm sure there are tons of definitions what a good developer is. The following is my personal opinion.

You are a good developer if ...

  • You listen to your clients and understand their needs
  • You make things that are useful and fun/easy to use
  • You're eager to learn new things to create the next project
  • You accept making mistakes is normal
  • You are patient with yourself and with your clients


Things that don't matter:

  • You used whatever language or framework is currently trending
  • You have at least 200 years work experience
  • You have at least 2000 projects in your portfolio
  • You indented with tabs

please how long will i have to learn before i can say i am a good in web dev

I really can't answer this question for you, but I can answer it for myself: There will probably never be a moment in my life where I say to myself, that I learned enough to be a good developer. But I always try to appreciate what I learned so far and improve everyday a tiny little bit 😊