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10 Developer Habits That Separate Good Programmers From Great Ones

TheBitForge on November 18, 2025

10 Developer Habits That Separate Good Programmers From Great Ones There's a moment in every developer's career when they realize that w...
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Siddhesh Mithbavkar

I love this! Seriously, that point about Habit 1—reading code far more than writing it—is massive. I used to feel guilty for just browsing through the Redux source code like it was a novel, but your reasoning completely validates it. It's like studying Hemingway to be a better writer; you absorb patterns and simplicity.

That quote, "The core Redux implementation is just a few hundred lines," is such a mic drop moment. It really hits home that simplicity is the goal, not complexity. I'm going to start scheduling a dedicated "Code Reading Time" block now. Thanks for the fire post! 🔥

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TheBitForge

Thank You So Much ♥ ♥

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Automatic

Great article! I’m taking it piece by piece to understand it fully.

It would be cool to see a post on pair programming sometime.

Also, a Table of Contents on long posts might help readers navigate easier.

Thanks for sharing!

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TheBitForge

Thanks ♥

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Automatic

Great write-up! I’m taking it step-by-step so I can absorb each part.
A future post on pair programming would be awesome too.
And maybe a Table of Contents for long posts? It would make navigation easier.

Thanks for the insights!

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TheBitForge

Thanks ♥

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PEACEBINFLOW

This honestly gave me so much hope.
I’m coming from a completely different background too, and it’s wild how many of the “soft” skills from other fields quietly translate into software — structure, design thinking, breaking big problems into small ones, dealing with constraints, etc.

I really liked how you framed architecture as an advantage instead of a setback. That line “You don’t start from zero. You start from experience.” is exactly what a lot of career switchers need to hear.

Also love that you kept it real about JavaScript humbling you 😂
Thanks for writing this — super encouraging and super relatable.

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TheBitForge

Thank You ♥

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Sahil Sahu

I really love this, every developer need to read this

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TheBitForge

Thanks ♥

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Prateik Lohani

bookmarking this coz it is one of the most important things I've read. This literally teaches life lessons, not just development. Thank you so much!

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TheBitForge

Thank You SO Much ♥

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Hadil Ben Abdallah

I really love this, mate! 😍🔥

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TheBitForge

Thank You ♥

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Mashraf Aiman

Amazing! U have cooked everything in one post

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TheBitForge

Thank You So Much sir

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Ashvin S

I loved this, Thank you for having this thread

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TheBitForge

Thank You

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Anthony divine • Edited

Wow, a very nice write-up, although I am not from a computer related background, but these would help me in my journey to become a programmer.

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TheBitForge

Thanks

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Ramkumar L

Brilliant

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TheBitForge

Thank You So Much ♥