Ask HN: What is your one advice for new programmers? It may be any tip, trick, or hack. |
Ask HN: What is your one advice for new programmers? It may be any tip, trick, or hack. |
Being able to create something that works - no matter how simple - can be a far stronger motivator that simply checking off a curriculum's requirements.
You also need to do more than just 'code' or 'program' these days in $CURRENT_YEAR if you are starting out as a new programmer.
When you first come into this line of work you will see your work as synonymous with writing code. Nothing could be further from the truth. Code is a liability, software is an asset
Failure is only when you cannot reflect on what went wrong and learn from your mistakes.
No one became an expert programmer overnight without 1,000's of mistakes unless you are a very gifted individual. (personal opinion)