---
title: "Am I Smart Enough to Be a Software Developer?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/am-i-smart-enough-to-be-a-software-developer--ymu4xw4kj
source_url: https://spindriftboi.medium.com/am-i-smart-enough-to-be-a-software-developer-8d5beb95ef4a
type: article
source: "The Startup"
published: 2021-01-09T14:00:12.286Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 18
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Am I Smart Enough to Be a Software Developer?

**[The Startup](https://daily.dev/sources/swlh)** · 1 min read · 18 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

The tech industry is great at a lot of things, but instilling confidence is not always one of them. If you are struggling with feeling comfortable in your place in the software industry, let me tell you this: You are smart enough. There are so many different niches in this industry and it is not possible for one person to know it all.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@way2extreme** · 0 upvotes

> Very true

**@proteo5** · 0 upvotes

> It is a great reminder for all of us.

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