What's One Programming Habit That Made You a Better Developer?
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affiliate08
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- Sep 25, 2008
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For me, building real projects instead of just following tutorials made the biggest difference. You learn much faster when solving real problems.
Campaigns By Mike
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- Jun 7, 2026
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Building projects is definitely the way to go like @affiliate08 said, but reading other peoples code on github is how you actually learn to bridge the gap. Find a small tool or script that does something similar to what you want and dissect it. You learn so many neat shortcuts and patterns that tutorials never bother to show you... Also get comfortable using a debugger early on instead of just relying on print statements, saves a ton of time in the long run.
Adsmith2026
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- Jun 25, 2026
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for me it was learning to write pseudocode first. when you want to build a scraper or some automation tool, don't just start typing code right away. write down the steps in plain english first. step 1 go to site, step 2 grab the cookies, etc. it saves so much time because you solve the logic before fighting the syntax.
also... comment your code like you are explaining it to an idiot. in three months you will not remember why you wrote that specific regex or nested loop and you'll waste hours trying to reverse engineer your own script.
also... comment your code like you are explaining it to an idiot. in three months you will not remember why you wrote that specific regex or nested loop and you'll waste hours trying to reverse engineer your own script.
AudienceGrow
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- Aug 11, 2021
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Understanding data shapes and relationships enough to architect and optimise from the ground up
- Aug 16, 2025
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getting understanding the basic things. sometimes it gets very tough to get simple things.. i do not call what it is being said and mind dont work since we dont know.
After trying and trying we learn what it is called the buttons, where to put code, blocks, and what these menu text buttons do
After trying and trying we learn what it is called the buttons, where to put code, blocks, and what these menu text buttons do
Furqan Javed
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- Apr 25, 2026
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Writing small tests as I go has helped me a lot too, catches dumb mistakes before they pile up.