[dclowd9901]

What a stupid, humblebraggy question. Of course you're a good developer if you Google. Hell, you could argue you're a better developer than most, given that you turn information into action in probably record time, all the while increasing your knowledge base.

I might be different from most, because I went from 0 to professional developer in under 5 years, and I can easily remember what it was like to find answers and not be able to know what to do with them, or how they worked. I still google for answers. A lot. But when I find an answer, even one that's not directly related to my problem, I'm still usually able to apply its principles to my solution.

It's that artisanry that makes us good developers. Hell, why do you think every industry has trade conventions? It was sharing trade solutions before Google.