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Things I'd do differently if I had to start with programming all over again!

Manaswini on August 15, 2020

Regrets!! These are the things that we wish we would have done. I too have some of them when it comes to learning programming and also Web developm...
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Things I learned:

  1. Use the debugger to run my projects, and trace code line by line from the get go.. don't waste time running, then debugging.. debug the code even if it's working

  2. Use lots of logging

  3. Use lots of asserts (or better alternatives) to catch errors in your code

  4. Unit tests

The bug is your enemy you must seek it out.

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Manaswini

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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Ben Halpern

Great post

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Manaswini

Thanks Ben!!

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Ashwin Sharma P

Good article Manaswini😃. The CSS illustrations are also awesome.

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Manaswini

Thank you so much Ashwin 😇

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Fabiana Asara

Thanks for this article ! 🙌🏻
I struggle with breaks so much, I still need to learn when it’s time to step away from the screen, especially since I started working from home 😭

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Manaswini

You're welcome Fabiana!! I too face this. I'm still learning!

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Dominik Mack

Thank you so much for your Post!
It gave me a new point of view for living that I maybe knew about but never really thought of!

And it has strengthened me in some points that I have been thinking about for a long time!

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Manaswini

That was so good to hear!! Glad that it helped you :)

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  • each of your colleagues is a human being and carries his own backpack
  • the value of your work says nothing about your value as a human being
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Manaswini

Thanks for adding!!

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javadev16

You are great, I think you will soon be a famous developer, because you share what you know, I think that if we know something very well, we should share it with all the people who want to learn

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Manaswini

Thanks a lot for that lovely comment😊

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Jane Tracy 👩🏽‍💻

Nice article 🌟💯

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Manaswini

Thank you 😊

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Sai Kiran Boddu

This is great!

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Manaswini

Thank you so much😊

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Cyrus Gracias

Nice illustrations, good tips, great thoughts, thanks 😃

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Manaswini

Thanks for reading😊

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Brenda Michelle

Great article Manaswini 😊 i identified with a lot of the points. I also loved the illustrations 👍❤️

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Manaswini

Thanks a lot for reading Brenda 😇

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mbias87

The part about not being perfect really some to me. Thanks for the great tips

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Manaswini

Glad that it resonated with you😇

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sab30

Nice article ! 😉

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Manaswini

Thank you😇

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Favourite Jome

All illustrations are perfect for their heading and the article has given me a new perspective, looking at things. So thanks Manaswini 👍

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Manaswini

I'm glad that I helped you Favourite 😇

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Mr. Diptenu

Nice article And also thank you for help me.

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Manaswini

Thank you for reading😇

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Rishav Jadon

Love the illustrations!

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Manaswini

Thanks Rishav 😄

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Maka Sitaram

Great article manaswini! Nice to see you post your work as blog pictures, but new readers will never know that these are just pure css.

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Manaswini

You're right! But that's OK I think, since I included a few lines about it in the end. Anyways, thank you so much😊

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mayank joshi • Edited

This is a great post. 👏👏

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Manaswini

Thanks Mayank 😊

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Trinity Nguyen

Great lesson! Thank you Manaswini 🌟

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Manaswini

Thank you so much for reading:)

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rovergoa

Loved every word! Enjoyed the article. Loved the illustrations!

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Manaswini

Thanks a lot

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⚡️Vikram⚡️

Nicely put together ! I could relate to most of them. Learned a lot 😄

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Manaswini

Thanks for reading Vikram!! Glad that it resonated with you!!