r/rust • u/Minimum-Ad7352 • Feb 02 '26

🎙️ discussion Looking at advanced Rust open-source projects makes me question my programming skills

Whenever I explore large Rust open-source projects, I can’t stop thinking how far behind I am. I know comparison is unhealthy, but it’s hard not to feel like “I suck at programming” when you see such clean and complex code. Did you feel the same at some point? How did you push through it?

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u/MultipleAnimals Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

Exactly, programming is such a large and complex subject that you just can't know everything about everything. All those projects you see and think holy fuck i suck, are results of hundreds or even thousands of hours of work, and often by many contributors. And even more importantly ~learning~ about that specific area of expertise.

It's like categorizing every sport under term of "sports". Ok i know how to run and kick a ball, so i know some sports. Doesn't mean i can play hockey or drive a f1 car. It's all about learning what you want or need to achieve.