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Comment by bb88

You're asking the wrong question. You should be asking "Am I an efficient or effective programmer?"

  Do I get things in on time / under budget?
  Do I avoid common programming pitfalls?
  Do I solve more problems than I create?
  Do I see simple solutions to complex problems?
  Can I refactor terrible code to more easily maintained code?
  Can I avoid terribly written code in the first place?
  Can I effectively communicate with people in order to get the answers I need without wasting their time with needless questions?
Then you know you're effective when:

  You're asked for help often.
  You're the go to person by the boss.
  You're often asked for your opinion for engineering decisions.
  Your opinion holds weight with others.
parent bb88 8 years ago

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