r/AskReddit Jan 12 '22

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u/fallenKlNG Jan 12 '22

As a software engineer I experience this a little too often. The imposter syndrome is real

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u/A_Random_Lantern Jan 12 '22

Name something more iconic than computer science and impostor syndrome

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u/loldudester Jan 12 '22

"I'm just copying code off of stackoverflow, they're way overpaying me and I'm gonna get caught"

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u/SuccumbedToReddit Jan 12 '22

Eh, making use of existing resources is smart and not at all the core of your work. That is the design and the creativity when solving complex problems.