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Over confidence can bite you

Over confidence can bite you

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Have you ever had a problem reported to you and you are like "I know exactly what to do" then go over, do the task, and now it doesn't. Fast forward 2 hours when you thought it was going to be a simple fix and even Fable or Sol can figure out what's wrong.

Anyone else ever get bit by this, or is it just me?

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Absolutely. Those are often the most humbling bugs because they challenge your assumptions.
I've learned that the moment I think, "This will only take five minutes," is usually when I slow down, verify every assumption, and start from first principles.
Software has a way of reminding us that confidence should always be paired with careful investigation.

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@[aljenmagat817] yep and it's always when you are about to leave or start something this happens. But the silver lining is when you fix it you get that adrenaline rush or the clarity that you do know what you are doing.

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Great reminder. Confidence is good, but overconfidence can be costly.

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@[hussent] truer words never spoken.

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confidence working when you have ability to adopting your failure and learn from previously happening mistake from your side .

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@[Danish] this is why I feel ok with AI doing things becuase I know enough to know it's doing something wrong or at minimum know that if it breaks something I can fix it, as long as it didn't decide to just delete everything. 🤣

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