You should paste the full story here. Read it and the comments on the website. I have asked myself that question a few times and their comments have actually enlightened me better.

No need to click d link, i have brought the post here. Why you dont click the like button.


I got a very earnest and well-phrased email from
a young person overseas recently.
Some time in my mind sounds come that Is
that I am really a developer or just a good
googler. I don't know what is the answer I am
googler or I am developer. Scott Please clear
on my mind on this please.
This is a really profound question that deserved
an answer. Since I only have so many keystrokes
left in my life, I am blogging my thoughts and
emailing a link.
I've felt the same way sometimes when playing a
video game. It'll get hard as I progress through
the levels, but not crushingly hard. Each level I
squeak by I'll find myself asking, "did I deserve
to pass that level? I'm not sure I could do it
again."
You get that feeling like you're in over your head,
but just a bit. Just enough that you can feel the
water getting into your nose but you're not
drowning yet.
First, remember you are not alone . I think that
we grow when we are outside our comfort zone.
If it's not breaking you down, it's not building you
up.
Second, anything that you want to be good at is
worth practicing. Do Code Katas . Do a Project
Euler problem every few weeks, if not weekly.
Third, try programming for a day without
Googling. Then two days, maybe a week. See
how it feels. Remember that there was a time
we programmed without copying our work.
Fourth, think about the problem , deeply. Read
about algorithms, read Programming Pearls , read
about Design Patterns . Rather than copying code
from Stack Overflow, copy patterns from the
greats.
Fifth, get involved . Go to User Groups, Nerd
Dinners, meet with others who feel the same
way you do about technology. Stretch.
What do you think?

Productive Programmer

I was more interested in the comments... Eye openers

yunglary:
No need to click d link, i have brought the post here. Why you dont click the like button.


I got a very earnest and well-phrased email from
a young person overseas recently.
Some time in my mind sounds come that Is
that I am really a developer or just a good
googler. I don't know what is the answer I am
googler or I am developer. Scott Please clear
on my mind on this please.
This is a really profound question that deserved
an answer. Since I only have so many keystrokes
left in my life, I am blogging my thoughts and
emailing a link.
I've felt the same way sometimes when playing a
video game. It'll get hard as I progress through
the levels, but not crushingly hard. Each level I
squeak by I'll find myself asking, "did I deserve
to pass that level? I'm not sure I could do it
again."
You get that feeling like you're in over your head,
but just a bit. Just enough that you can feel the
water getting into your nose but you're not
drowning yet.
First, remember you are not alone . I think that
we grow when we are outside our comfort zone.
If it's not breaking you down, it's not building you
up.
Second, anything that you want to be good at is
worth practicing. Do Code Katas . Do a Project
Euler problem every few weeks, if not weekly.
Third, try programming for a day without
Googling. Then two days, maybe a week. See
how it feels. Remember that there was a time
we programmed without copying our work.
Fourth, think about the problem , deeply. Read
about algorithms, read Programming Pearls , read
about Design Patterns . Rather than copying code
from Stack Overflow, copy patterns from the
greats.
Fifth, get involved . Go to User Groups, Nerd
Dinners, meet with others who feel the same
way you do about technology. Stretch.
What do you think?

I don't need to think twice, am just a googler! I must grow to be a developer!