Erik Dietrich personal blog
How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner (2012)
In this post, I describe the phenomenon of the so-called expert beginner -- someone with mediocre skill who thinks he's an expert.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2020 | How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner (2012) by DerCommodore | 672 | 432 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner (2013) by spdionis | 238 | 85 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner by zerogvt | 157 | 51 |
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