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The corollary of constant change is ignorance. This is not often talked about: we computer experts barely know what we’re doing. We’re good at fussing and figuring out. We function well in a sea of unknowns. Our experience has only prepared us to deal with confusion. A programmer who denies this is probably lying, or else is densely unaware of himself
-Ellen Ullman, Close to the Machine
This is the paragraph of the book that made me finally realize it was okay and actually good to be in a constant state of terror as a software developer.
(via jennschiffer)
It gets worse when you switch to the management track, and worse still if you start a company.