When you learned how to really write code?

[programmervb netc]

Agreed I learn all the time but my real question is did you have the feeling when you started that you really did not know what you were doing but then after doing work for a few years you feel fairly confident about your skills. Humble Programmer

[programmervb netc]

I agree language is not very important it is logic and fundamental things that you will always use. Humble Programmer

[programmervb netc]

That sounds promising and progressive considering what many schools teach. Humble Programmer

[programmervb netc]

I know the post is huge but that is what we are talking about so.... I went ahead and posted it in the DB forum. http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3609635/Query-Improvement-Related-to-Lounge-Post.aspx[^] Any suggestions are welcome. Humble Programmer

[Lost User]

Hmmm - a long time ago to actually remember! I think after my first year I was confident enough in my programming abilities to stand up and be counted. I subsequently spent a LOT of time doing research (for example, I actually read through the COBOL manuals, and the OS manuals and learned loads of bits and pieces, which I could then incorporate into my software) The more I read, and experimented, the more I grew in confidence. If there was a Eureka moment it was when I started doing training - both for users and other developers. Having to explain things to others achieved two things; it made me double-check my knowledge, and it made me realise that I really did know more about software development than pretty much anyone else in the company.

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