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So the evidence this article is based on is...a Reddit thread? Excuse me?

Somebody is certainly winging it without knowing what they're doing.

Yes I'm also confused by this article (opinion piece?) and the comments here (also mostly opinions). I'm pretty sure I'm not just winging it when I do my job. But I guess we don't really have a formal definition of "winging it" to have a meaningful conversation about what that is exactly.

Aha, but, to paraphrase the internet-favorite Dunning-Kruger effect, thinking you're not winging it is the most severe way of winging it :)

> thinking you're not winging it is the most severe way of winging it

Only if you either have no objective feedback on your actual performance, or you ignore such feedback when you get it.

I know you're probably just kidding, but I'm going to be pedantic anyway and link you to this: http://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/

Yes, just joking, of course. Interesting link nonetheless, thanks.

I like to imagine that someday, somehow this HN thread will be referenced in an article somewhere. The irony would be satisfying.

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