The Mediocre Programmer
I half read, half skimmed the contents, and what I found was significantly divergent from what I was hoping for.<p>I was hoping to find some combination of a breakdown of potential paper cuts that hold programmers back, and an insightful breakdown of seemingly insurmountable problems that keep programmers in their provincial comfort zones, providing a series of bite-sized victories to lead one to greatness.<p>Instead I found number of already well-tread tropes of self-acceptance, limiting the amount one compares one&#x27;s self to others, finding friends, and taking breaks. Furthermore, it does this without presenting any kind of new model to achieve this within the programmers existing emotional, executive and motivational budget.<p>I don&#x27;t know if I&#x27;m staggeringly abnormal but I&#x27;m already acutely aware of those requirements. Absent some seemingly miraculous improvement in my executive function, in order to effect change (at least in me), the content needs to provide either compelling anecdotes as to why I should try harder, or a new model that provides a path where the extra smashing of face is not required.<p>I fully acknowledge I have no claim of liability for the content not meeting my hopes, given the generous lack of cost, but I must say I&#x27;m disappointed.