Can a "DIY Mindset" Keep Programmers From Growing?

We programmers love to "do it ourselves", and this can help us stay productive and keep ourselves busy. But the dark side of this tendency, is when it makes it harder to get help - when we actually need it.

In this episode, I share some ways I've learned the software engineers are trained by society, the workforce, and the software industry to resist getting help from others. Then I offer some practical questions you can ask yourself to know if you're in a situation where you should really adopt the DIY mindset - or avoid getting trapped into learning something you don't need to.

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CHAPTER MARKERS

0:00 Introduction
1:22 1 3 Reasons Why Programmers Don't Get Help
1:28 1.1 Individualized Education
2:02 1.2 Corporate Reinforcement
2:41 1.3 Gossip over Substance
4:49 2 5 Reasons DIY Can Be a Bad Idea
4:57 2.1 Low Repeatability Activity
6:41 2.2 Outside Your Core Skill Set
7:41 2.3 You've Failed 3 Times
9:23 2.4 You Keep Putting It Off
10:41 2.5 Easy Access to An Expert
12:33 Episode Groove

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