It can make it difficult to work in the industry because you find yourself surrounded with expert beginners who (generally privately) think they're geniuses.
I love working with people who aren't afraid to solve problems, but are also firmly in the camp of recognizing how clueless we usually are. We shouldn't be terrified of failure, anxious about what we don't know, etc. But man, some humility goes a long way.
The alternative leads to terrible software, team dynamics, work-life balance, etc.
Heard a guy about six months out of undergrad once declare (completely serious) that of course he knew how to run a school district, he attended public school!
Wow did that make me distrust every suggestion he made.
Hahaha. As an undergrad in my University, I asked a guy just before an exam on electro magnetic waves if he had studied properly, and the guy told me dead serious, that he knows Ohm's law, and he can derive everything from it!
I love working with people who aren't afraid to solve problems, but are also firmly in the camp of recognizing how clueless we usually are. We shouldn't be terrified of failure, anxious about what we don't know, etc. But man, some humility goes a long way.
The alternative leads to terrible software, team dynamics, work-life balance, etc.