In this post we asked a handful of developers.. well… “how to become a better developer?”
Lets see what they had to say:
Michael Levan from michaellevan.net
- Don’t worry about the language. Worry about learning the fundamentals (functions, variables, etc.)
- Stick with a language that you enjoy.
- Don’t get too invested in IDE functionality. It makes programming easier, but it also takes away the fundamental skills needed for a beginner.
- Learn how to ship your code. CICD is crucial for any developer.
- Don’t worry about writing complex, cool-looking code. Write code that’s straightforward and necessary.
Jordan Hansen from Cobaltintelligence.com
Jordan wrote in with a handful of tips:
- Write tests and implement them into your regular process so you run them.
- Be prepared for exceptions and handle them properly.
- You can overcome a lot of problems with retries.
- Programming is pretty much doing magic!