Hey Lynne,
I regularly teach other people to do statistical analyses. In our company, we have a lot of code from previous projects. When I teach somebody, I usually give them old projects that are somewhat related to what they will be doing and ask them to read the code. Thats it, just reading the code. When they have questions about a specific piece, I always answer them immediatelly and try to explain the piece as best I can.
The thing that helped me the most, when I started programming was the following realization: You will always have a deadline, and the code will never look as pretty as you want it to be. You have to find the right balance between making the program nice and clean and finishing it on time. Best, Flo
Hey Lynne,
I regularly teach other people to do statistical analyses. In our company, we have a lot of code from previous projects. When I teach somebody, I usually give them old projects that are somewhat related to what they will be doing and ask them to read the code. Thats it, just reading the code. When they have questions about a specific piece, I always answer them immediatelly and try to explain the piece as best I can.
The thing that helped me the most, when I started programming was the following realization: You will always have a deadline, and the code will never look as pretty as you want it to be. You have to find the right balance between making the program nice and clean and finishing it on time. Best, Flo
Thanks for this Florian, very true!