Good developers are not talented, they just work hard.
{ Posted By : Eric Cobb on January 15, 2010 }
This is really just a re-post of John Nunemaker's blog post on DZone.
I am sick of hearing people say, "Oh, I love your code, I wish I could do that." You can. The only reason you can't is because you don't practice enough. I used to think that I wasn't smart enough. I was jealous of those that did crazy code stuff that I couldn't even comprehend. Then, one day, I ran into something I did not understand and instead of giving up, I pushed through. I sat there in front of my computer for hours and wrestled with class and class instance variables. That day was a turning point for me. It was the last time I thought that whether or not I was successful depended on my talent or intelligence. It really comes down to hard work people. Ever since then, I have attacked each thing that I do not understand until I understand it.
The original post can be found here.
I have to admit, I can really relate to part of what he says. I see some of you guys talking about crazy code stuff, and sometimes it just blows my mind.
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