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Personoid I am a fairly skilled developer with experience in a handful of different areas, fairly well-read, and generally quick to learn.
I do have some amount of confidence, but it isn't unwarranted.
My actions and words in the past did display a fair amount of arrogance. A large part of it was not serious, for my own amusement, and in reference to being as clever as I was.
I realize the above was a little unclear. To clarify, the exaggeration was something that alluded to my actual ability, as I saw it. Again, it was a long time ago.
In hindsight, I can see that my perspective was narrowed for a very simple reason. The majority of those who were considered to be on top in our little society were largely inferior to me. At the time, I believed this was due to my own prodigious learning ability, but it was just that the others were not as interested in learning as I was. Well, my abilities are still a shade better than average.
Regardless, I have toned down any arrogance. What you see in me now is a narrowed perception due to my former attitude. I still have confidence in my ability to learn what needs to be learned, but that's about as far as it goes.
To be clear, I mean the likes of Nova and others.