When it comes to mastering the art of programming, there is always room for improvement. The better you can code, the more options you’re likely to have in your career.
It’s very important that you don’t let yourself get complacent with where you’re at and that you constantly strive to learn more.
Here are ten great tactics you should introduce into your learning practices so that you can become a better programmer:
1. “The code works” isn’t where you stop; it’s where you start!
2. Remind yourself how much you have to learn
3. Read code, read lots of code
4. Write code three times
5. Plan out how you’re going to overcome limitations and distractions
6. Learn techniques, not tools
7. Consult other more experienced programmers whenever possible
8. Join a community
9. Improve your soft skills
10. Don’t be afraid to “break things” & code for fun
Participating in hackathons can be a really healthy outlet for developers to simply exercise their skills without pressure or constraint. — You can find out more about Upstack’s Hackathon here.
Even when you’re feeling pretty solid with your skills, just remember that there’s some uber-keyboard jockey working for a trading firm who dreams of binary code and algorithms. So… You! Yes, you — be the best that you can be and keep on coding!
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