Which Graham essay talks about not knowing if you're a good programmer?

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I am trying to find Paul Graham's essay that mentions something to the effect of "hackers can't know if they're good". In it, he says he (with a seemingly false humility) says he himself doesn't even know if he's good.

P.S. Sorry for the softball question. I did try searching his site and it was unproductive.

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