everyone is a |
please don't call yourself one when you're not
✕ Don't do this
I'm a full stack developer now
what have you built?
had ChatGPT make a todo app, so yeah
been coding for 3 days, basically senior now. http://localhost
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Kanırtan1337 downloaded a template, renamed a few variables, and called himself a developer. He can't explain a single line of the code, but his LinkedIn title already says "Software Engineer".
People like this usually watch a couple of tutorials, copy code line by line, and end up learning nothing while claiming expert status.
Watch out for lines like:
- "I already know every language"
- "Copied it from Stack Overflow, it worked, so I get it"
- "AI wrote it, so I basically wrote it too"
- "Don't need a CS degree, I'm already senior"
- "There's no bug, you just don't get it"
YOU AIN'T A DEVELOPER 😫
✓ Instead try this
didn't understand this function, can someone explain?
sure, it uses a closure, here's how it works...
ahh got it now, thanks!
anytime 🙂
Kanırtan1337 admitted he didn't know, asked a question, and learned. Carbon helped without being condescending. That's what real growth looks like — not knowing isn't shameful, pretending to know is.
Remember:
- "I don't know, I want to learn" is a strong sentence
- Code working doesn't mean you understand it
- AI is a tool, not an identity
- Experience comes from problems solved, not years claimed
Being open to learning is what makes you grow 🎉