Great developers!

Tips on becoming a better software developer

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1. Great developers! Tips on becoming a better software developer Evance Soumaoro ( @evanxg852000 ) 1
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3. (1) Practice, Practice, Practice ... 3
4. (2) Do not fall into the imposter syndrome trap. 4
6. (3) Strive to prove yourself wrong. 6
7. (4) Never settle on a working solution. 7
8. (5) Don't take your tasks as assignements. 8
9. (6) Learn to apreciate the weird/different. 9
10. Run away from comfort... ~T. Harv Eker If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy. “ “ 10
11. (7) Always have a side project. 11
12. (8) Read source code, a lot. 12
13. (9) Master techniques, not tools. 13
14. ~ Vim Koans One day a monk visited Master Wq, and inquired, “Master, how will my code be different when I have mastered Vim?” “ “ Master Wq answered, “Before Vim: declare, de ne, process, print. After Vim: declare, de ne, process, print. “ “ 14
15. (10) Mind your body 15
16. Questions? 16
17. Happy coding! https://github.com/evanxg852000 17