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Tips to become a great programmer

Christopher Glikpo on September 01, 2021

A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street. ~Doug Linder Let me start by saying that I do not consid...

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Michael Tharrington • Sep 2 '21 • Edited

Edit: It appears that the person who this comment was directed at is no longer on DEV. As such this comment lost it's comment trail and so seems to be directed at the author... it's not! This was written in defense of the author.

I feel like this comment is just an attempt to tear down all of the suggestions in this list and it isn't particularly constructive. So many of your statements sound pessimistic and defeatist.

Also following this breakdown with "Your welcome" just sounds arrogant and rude to me.

Ask yourself truthfully do I really oppose all of these points or am I just saying this to be contrarian and trying to build myself up by putting others down?

Imia Hazel • Sep 5 '21

Thanks for the tips. I don't know, whether it is common for other devs or not, but i normally stop coding when stuck in logic. After sometimes, super simple solution knocks me automatically for the same logic.

Charanleo25 • Sep 6 '21

Happens for me as well, heck a lot of times giving up easily for just stupid mistakes. XD

Imia Hazel • Sep 6 '21

Yes :)

Gisele Leonardi • Sep 2 '21

Number 6 should be a must for all devs! Sometimes you may spend a lot of time working on a code and then feel anxious to just open a pull request and get someone to review it and get over with it already. But it is possible you'd find little things you have not noticed while coding (most of the times for being tired or you already saw the same code so many times its harder to see clear mistakes). It not only shows your work is solid but also saves time so you can get someone to review with as little possible mistakes as possible. It's a win for everyone involved in the process.