Dunning–Kruger effect

I don't want to spoil the party, but I feel like we've discussed this before:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1063287 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2540460 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1498136 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3018462 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2504971 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448788 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1300335 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2674154

and so on...

I've always observed that those "unskilled" (entry-level) developers that are humble and know that they don't know much learn much better than the cocky, "I've been programming for two years in VB and I'm a programming expert!" kind.

and?

Also known as the functional programmer snob effect.