6 Tips for Developers to Handle Imposter Syndrome
6 Tips for Developers to Handle Imposter Syndrome

The things that worked well for me

“Every one of my successes is no big deal and due to luck.”

“I feel like a fake because I still don’t know [xxx].”

“Every failure is due to my lack of expertise and I should give up.”

“I’m lacking experience in that topic, I better keep my mouth shut.”

Hi! You are not alone… I went through that also and a lot of developers suffer from the imposter syndrome too! I will be honest with you. It took me more than a year to endorse the job title of developer.

During my first year of employment as a developer, I’d never felt more of a fraud than ever before. Even though I had my share of knowledge, of course, every developer around me felt like they were way more talented than me.

Which is a problem when you constantly try to compare yourself to others. Everyone seems better than you. By respecting my coworkers, my feeling was that I was not deserving of that title yet.

How many days did I go home feeling like a fraud? A lot.

Was it justified, at least once? Nope.

Remembering this today really seems absurd. What was I thinking? Just because I don’t have the same expertise as they do, does it make me a fraud?

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Today, I feel way better about my knowledge. I’m fine with my current expertise, my learning curve, and don’t punish myself when I don’t know something.

Here are some tips that helped me to overcome the imposter syndrome and I hope you find them interesting and helpful!
['Thomas Guibert']
['Programming', 'Technology', 'Imposter Syndrome', 'Startup', 'Software Engineering']