The Dual Identity Of Every Developer

Imposter syndrome Google-fu Copy paste stack overflow Developer life Search skills

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The Dual Identity Of Every Developer

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Let's be honest—behind every "Software Developer" is just a "Professional Google Searcher" frantically looking up how to fix that bug they created 20 minutes ago. The facade of competence shatters the moment Stack Overflow goes down for maintenance. The real programming skill? Knowing exactly what to Google and which answer to copy-paste without bringing down the entire production server. Your CS degree is just an expensive certificate in advanced search query optimization.

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