#24Lessons i wish I knew when starting out in software development

These are the common pitfalls and mistakes that people make as they start out in software development.
This is for both the beginners and the ones who have been coding for sometime.

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1. #24Lessons @tamrefrank i wish I knew when starting out in software development github.com/tamzi
2. I am Tamre Frank @tamrefrank github.com/tamzi
3. www.earlycamp.com I teach young children here:
4. Android254 I co-organize KotlinKenya @tamrefrank droidconKE
5. research code teach mentor cook swim read @tamrefrank
6. why #24Lessons? #23Lessons @tamrefrank
7. the Lessons? #24Lessons O.o @tamrefrank
8. been conscious of my time. #Lesson1 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
9. created a time table + a topic schedule. #Lesson2 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
10. focused on learning fundamentals of the language FIRST! #Lesson3 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
11. shipped small things regularly. #Lesson5 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
12. not allowed myself to be distracted by the 'shinny toy' of the day of other languages. #Lesson6 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
13. started writing earlier and regularly. #Lesson4 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
14. started with the end in mind. #Lesson7 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
15. spent time knowing my tools really well. #Lesson8 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
16. learnt how to google - It’s a skill. O.o #Lesson9 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
17. chosen my path of interest early enough. #Lesson10 #24Lessons @tamrefrank
18. refused to have been a tutorial hog. #24Lessons #Lesson11 @tamrefrank
19. used tutorials as reference points. #24Lessons #Lesson12 @tamrefrank
20. searched for a mentor to guide me. #24Lessons #Lesson13 @tamrefrank
21. focused on daily regular practice. #24Lessons #Lesson14 @tamrefrank
22. be-friended Version Control earlier. #24Lessons #Lesson15 @tamrefrank
23. learned and started practicing Testing earlier. #Lesson16 @tamrefrank #24Lessons
24. become more familiar with tech trends. #24Lessons #Lesson17 @tamrefrank
25. joined a local tech community and become active. #24Lessons #Lesson18 @tamrefrank
26. started contributing more and earlier on Stack- Overflow. #24Lessons #Lesson19 @tamrefrank
27. checked out what other people have built. #24Lessons #Lesson20 @tamrefrank
28. focused on heavy lifting. #24Lessons #Lesson21 @tamrefrank
29. Learnt good software development practices. #24Lessons #Lesson22 @tamrefrank
30. Mastered Data Structures and Algorithms #24Lessons #Lesson23 @tamrefrank
31. realised that there is more to coding. #24Lessons #Lesson23 @tamrefrank
32. www.tamrefrank.com Get #24Lessons @tamrefrank bit.ly/the24Lessons