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Re:Ask HN: How can I become a better programmer? on Thursday October 10, 2013 @02:02AM (#6525915)
There are a bunch of books that will help with all programming: - Code Complete (Steve McConnell) - Pragmatic Programmer - Software Craftsmanship by Robert Martin - Test-driven design by Kent Beck

But the way I have always learned most is working alongside people who were smarter than I am, with more experience, and enough patience to explain stuff that wasn't obvious. If that's not easy in the real world, try contributing to an open source project.