I have no fear of implementing anything I'm asked to in typescript go rust java c# f# or nix... They're all the same tool just kinda different in some places.
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Good enough to make my own things or mod things.
But not good enough to get a job as a programmer.
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Being proficient isn't about getting something right the first time, it's about how easily you recognize something as wrong and knowing how to get the knowledge to fix it. Under that definition I rate myself 5/5 if I'm not trying to be humble or sorry about tiny details.
1/10 in python. I took a college course or two and enjoyed it.
I’ve been using Scala professionally for 3 years. I don’t know what I’m doing most of the time because we have a ton of implicites and monads and extension methods. I just know the general idea and can get where I want by reading types.
I’ve been creating a language for fun for nearly 6 years. I often don’t know what’s going on under the hood because it’s somewhat complex. I think this is normal for every language. You don’t have to know everything to be able to use it. You don’t have to write blog posts once a week about the language subtleties you found.
The blogposts are the example I had because this is usually where I find my solutions.
I do understand that I don't need an in depth knowledge of everything about my language, but I sometime feel like I should know more. But again, this is the imposter syndrome talking.
I am thinking about blogging once my kids are older and I have more time because I am grateful when someone else does and I want to contribute as well.
Even the creators of languages don't know their own languages 100%. I wouldn't even call them the limit. So, I'm good enough in my main language that a lot of code doesn't surprise me. And I try very hard to write code that others can understand as well when in a team.