I believed I was a super hacker when I got out of high school, it wasn't till I got to college (and after stubbornly admitting my teacher in HS was right) that I realised I wasn't and that my code sucked. Now I am out of college, I am in a real life working job, and I've received praise from my peers for the code I have written. Yes, getting told that your code sucks is good, it is even more awesome to get told by a veteran in the industry that your code is pretty good and easily maintainable.