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Will I learn more from changing other people's code?
I am currently trying to break through the intermediate coder stage to advanced and needless to say it's been tough.
I have been working through several books with example code. I have felt lately ...
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3answers
527 views
How can I get over programming laziness? [closed]
I'm having this problem a lot more lately in the past year. I'm still relatively new to programming, and I try my best to actively learn new things, or to program in my spare time, but I can't.
No ...
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2answers
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Programming methodology - best way to level up? [closed]
Ok, so I'm at a point where I think I have my basics down. I'd like to think I'm just starting to become an intermediate dev. So, how do I level up here?
It feels like I have reached my threshold, ...
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0answers
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Educating Teams - Software Craftsmanship and Best Practices [closed]
I'm part of a team that's responsible for trying to spread better coding practices to other teams. These ideas are things like software craftsmanship, professionalism, learning new technology, ...
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4answers
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Learning by doing (and programming by trial and error)
How do you learn a new platform/toolkit while producing working code and keeping your codebase clean?
When I know what I can do with the underlying platform and toolkit, I usually do this:
I create ...
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3answers
387 views
Does studying other people's programs help in self growth?
Should I be studying big softwares written by other people in our company? My work may be a small sub module on the top of that software, and I may not be required to know what goes beneath the hood, ...
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1answer
181 views
Knowing so much but application is a problem? [closed]
In my work, my friends always tell me, you know so much about computer science, electronics engineering,..etc. But I have difficulty in applying them and my code is crap.
How to solve that problem? ...
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8answers
908 views
Is perfectionism a newbie's friend or enemy? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where do you draw the line for your perfectionism?
I see that the development community is very focused on doing things the right way and personally I would like to do ...
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3answers
529 views
How To Start Programming [closed]
I have taken a programming course 2 years ago but I haven't worked in programming since then. I recently found a programmer job, but there is no programming team so for me to gain valuable experience ...
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7answers
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How can I get my progress reviewed as a solo junior developer
I am currently working for a 2 person company, as the solo primary developer. My boss gets the clients, mocks up some png design templates and hands them over to me.
This system has been working fine ...
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2answers
391 views
I cannot understand the application of oops How can I develop the understanding of application of oops?
I am struggling hard to learn the application of Object Oriented Programming since last 2 years. I am a developer in PHP technology, I am aware of almost all the basics of OOPS, but still cannot find ...
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4answers
444 views
The benefits of using RAII in C++
Suppose I'm a teacher and I want to explain to my students what are the benefits of using RAII in C++: I need a very good example, full of details, but that is easy to understand.
Which approach ...
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5answers
302 views
Is it normal to feel like you forgot many things in language after a lapse? [closed]
I'm coming back to C++ after a month. I still didn't start practicing but seeing my old code gives me nauseous feeling like I'm seeing something new even with simple small code.
Is this normal? Will ...
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2answers
191 views
What would be a good set of first programming problems that would help a non-CS graduate to learn programming?
I'm looking at helping a friend learn programming (I'm NOT asking about the ideal first language to learn programming in). She's had a predominantly mathematical background (majoring in Maths for both ...
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2answers
180 views
Globally important concepts to understand? [closed]
I have a history of web development using LAMP + html/css (though I admit the LAMP aspect isn't in great depth) and would like to follow the career path of software developer, so I'm currently ...
