7-WAYS OF BECOMING A GOOD PROGRAMER/DEVELOPER
Coders make resolutions, no? If your to-do-better list is still empty, consider these ideas from other programmers to put to use in the New Year. Even the smartest folks have room to grow. The following excerpts are contained in the book 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know edited by Kevlin Henney. Check Your Code First Before Looking to Blame Others Continuous Learning Don’t Be Afraid to Break Things The Professional Programmer Take Advantage of Code Analysis Tools Ubuntu Coding for Your Friends You Gotta Care About the Code 1. Check Your Code First Before Looking to Blame Others Question your own assumptions and the assumptions of others. Tools from different vendors might have different assumptions built into them so too might different tools from the same vendor. When someone else is reporting a problem you cannot duplicate, go and see what they are doing. They may be doing something you never thought of or are doing something in a different order. My personal rul...