[hipshaker]

Well, you won’t.

Developer ≠ programmer.

Let adversity be the fuel to to you fire. Don’t let a random person like tell you it’s not gonna happen. Prove me wrong.

Learn programming (if that is what you want to be the best at. There are of course many diciplines out there where you could be no.1)

Think and reflect. Maybe try a hallucinagen at some point (that won’t make you smarter and carries its own risk, but best case scenario it will open the doors to new mental pathways for you to think and reflect internally and externally)

Learn. As much as you can. Apply that knowledge to as many things as you can. If your toolbox only has a screwdriver and nails, how do yo solve for that? Get a screwdriver, modify the hammer or create a solution to put between the screwdriver and nails? This also leads back to the think and reflect part (and is not exclusively entrepreneurial in spirit, it applies to most aspects of work and life)

Be nice and humble. You won’t get far on raw talent alone. You need people to support and challenge you.

Focus, dedication, determination. The movie Whiplash in many ways explores what it means and takes to become “the best”. Watch it.

[heretoo]

> Developer ≠ programmer.

Noone agrees on the definition of any of these, and they have changed over the years. Wikipedia says they are the same https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer

> Maybe try a hallucinagen

Is there strong evidence to support this is necessary? Which great computer programmers attribute their abilities to this?

[hipshaker]

You are not wrong. And in the spirit of doing commute commenting, nuances tend to fall by the wayside.

It could of course also be = and not exlusively ≠. More context and discussion to pin down similarities and difference is case by case.

Maybe does not equal nescessity. Pf course you do do not need to get high to achieve success. Depending on your specific personality and ambition it may help loosen or untie mental “knots”. I do not endorse it as a general rule.

I am but an internet stranger surfing on evaporating bytes.

[rglover]

Seconded for Whiplash.

[peter_d_sherman]

Developer ≠ Programmer ≠ Web Developer ≠ Full Stack Developer ≠ Software Engineer ≠ 10x'er ≠ Software Architect ≠ Code Monkey ≠ Devops Guy ≠ Power User ≠ "Go-To Guy" ≠ Business Analyst ≠ Productive Coworker ≠ Problem Solver

There may be areas of overlap in one or more of the above -- but in general, they are mostly different! (Learn to recognize which is which in your work environment! <g>)

(Humor: I should have added "≠ Ruby On Rails Developer" to the end of that list (you know, for comedic purposes! <g>) -- but then the whole RoR community would be after my keyster! <g>)

[peter_d_sherman]

(Extra, Extra Humor!: "≠ HN Downvoter" <g>)