How to become a better programmer

Re:How to become a better programmer by smwhreyebelong on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @11:00AM (#552780)

Working with better programmers is very similar to working on great code. In fact, I would say that working with solid code is more important than working with great programmers.

I learnt a ton of stuff about programming when modifying the code of the linux kernel for an Operating Systems course. Fixing bugs in a huge code base requires inherent understanding of where things are in the code and how they are connected. And it's during that process that you gain an understanding of how to handle complex things : by making them simple.

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Re:How to become a better programmer by madhan on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @11:51AM (#552870)

I agree with you. Usually when you work with great programmers, you will be exposed to great code as well.

But sometimes, I have also seen that even when exposed to great code, it might not be evident to someone that it is truly great, without the accompanying commentary by a programmer on why it is great.

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Re:How to become a better programmer by hs on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @01:17PM (#553019)

i agree, i learn a lot from tweaking, rewriting, debugging and adapting source codes to my projects; however, reinventing the wheel (w/o seeing others' solutions) actually pushes me harder

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