Dunning–Kruger effect

I don't want to spoil the party, but I feel like we've discussed this before:<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1063287" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1063287</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2540460" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2540460</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1498136" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1498136</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3018462" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3018462</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2504971" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2504971</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448788" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448788</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1300335" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1300335</a> <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2674154" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2674154</a><p>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.