It depends on the people skills of the boss. There are people you can impress by bragging, usually people with low self esteem. Other people simply get annoyed.
Social standing in software team is about more than technical skills. It's also about the quality of relationships you have with the other people in your company.
Software people generally don't play golf together, but in other areas that's how relationships get build.
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