Ask HN: How do you get better at coding?

Re:Ask HN: How do you get better at coding? by pen2l on Monday December 04, 2017 @12:09PM (#15845428)

I think I "read" about programming for something like 15 years (books, blogs, HN, proggit, irc chat)

I started actually coding seriously and properly the past 1-2 years. Easily learned a hundred-fold more by doing it, literally.

I think too often I told myself I'm "not good enough to make something serious". And you know -- it was probably true. But that doesn't matter. Just start, things will fall into place, sometimes you'll fail, sometimes you won't. It's just the only way really.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get better at coding? by albertgoeswoof on Monday December 04, 2017 @12:36PM (#15845668)

> I think too often I told myself I'm "not good enough to make something serious". And you know -- it was probably true. But that doesn't matter. Just start, things will fall into place, sometimes you'll fail, sometimes you won't. It's just the only way really.

it's not true, most "serious" things aren't that difficult or complex

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get better at coding? by ybalkind on Monday December 04, 2017 @12:44PM (#15845761)

Do you mind sharing your age? Also, what programming language/s do you code in and what level have you reached? Finally, how did you actually start coding?

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