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Discussion on: How do I know if I’m good at programming?

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Andy Johnson

A good gut check for me - step into someone else's code outside your codebase but related to your domain. For example, step into the logic in an HTTP Client library, or an in-house framework that drives your code, written by teams of people. Just start in your code, but follow your IDE debugger into the unknown. Do you understand what the code is doing? Do you understand why it was implemented that way? I find that if I'm content in my piece of the product, and if I can't grasp the outside unknown, that I need to study, read, learn and seek mentorship from good people with good experience in that domain. It helps to travel outside your part of the ecosystem for a while. 🙌🏼