We've all watched movies where they fix a programming bug like it's a piece of cake. Guess what? it's a lie. If you are a beginner or someone who w...
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One secret that is often overlooked is that deleting code is more important than writing code.
Deleting code requires a good understanding of the system and reduces maintenance costs.
Development is not done until the excess is pruned. :)
Very good points Tawanda. 🙌
Especially as a programming beginner, it is a great idea to become part of a community.
It gives u the opportunity to meet all kinds of devs, from absolute beginners to aged professionals. U can learn from so many people things that u won't find in a book. It will take away your fears, as u will see, that u are not the only one struggling with a topic. Sharing your journey with others will make it a fun trip for all of us.
Thank you Chris. It means a lot.
Great thoughts!
We can't totally agree with this though. Quora is a terrible place for programming questions (actual code) and StackOverflow - is really good for finding questions that people have already asked - but most of the time, it's not the right place for new programmers to ask questions. It's just a false hope that they can speed things up. Consider forums like language or framework-specific like Slack, Discord, and Discuss boars. For example - you are 100x more likely to get an answer about CSS on the /cascading-style-sheets discord.
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And yes - programming is difficult, but would you really say it's more difficult than anything else? What about walking? Or speaking your native language / or - anything you've already learned?
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True....the stack overflow site was my go to as a beginner. You need to copy paste a lot. And the being part of a community bit is also true...
Thank you for your feedback Mossay
Well done Tawanda, this is a great article! 🙌🏻
Thank you Lors
Great article and very useful thank you Tawanda!
Im glad you found it being useful Martin. Thank you for your kind words.
Just yesterday I was talking with a friend who is giving his first steps in the code world... Nice advices to share!
How about math knowledge ? please explain
Well, You only really need math if you are taking the Data Analysis of Game Development path of the more Low Level things. If you can reason things out and think about things from a logical perspective, then you can code.
Thanks for the info Tawanda. Really needed this as a beginner. The more I learn JavaScript the more I see that programming is NOT easy but the points you shared can help us make progress
Thank you for this.
I absolutely agree with all these points! Thanks for sharing
good advices :) thanks!
This is very informative article. It will help every developer and aspiring devs as well. Thanks a lot.