50 Ways You can Improve as a Programmer

• warehouse

  274 3,465 9.7 Python

  The Python Package Index

  

Do not reinvent the wheel. For important programs, do not reinvent the wheel. For specific programming tasks and logic, search for an existing solution. These solutions are often tried and tested. For example, npm is an online repository of Node.js libraries. PyPI hosts external Python libraries. Be critical when selecting external libraries for your programs. Some are better than others.

• git

  616 8,070 0.0 C

  A fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches. (by git-for-windows)

  

Learn Git version control. Although this does not specifically relate to programming, you will undoubtedly use Git to maintain versions of your programs. Online Git repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab are powerful tools for collaborating in software development. However, they are excellent for individual use too. For example, many developers use GitHub to host online coding portfolios. See the Git website for more information on Git version control.

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• Puts Debuggerer

  3,149 91 5.5 Ruby

  Ruby library for improved puts debugging, automatically displaying bonus useful information such as source line number and source code.

Learn from open source software projects. Open source software projects on sites like GitHub and GitLab offer excellent examples to learn from. Many of these software projects are popular in the industry. Contributing to these open source projects offers more programming practice.

• ESLint

  379 24,231 9.7 JavaScript

  Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code.

  

Use code linters. Code linters provide immediate feedback for your programs. The online W3C Markup Validation Service checks web documents for validity. ESlint helps you find and fix problems in JavaScript code. Pylint is a linter for Python code. Linters are available as plugins for IDEs like Visual Studio Code. Linters force you to learn by flagging errors and suggesting changes.

• Visual Studio Code

  2,839 158,095 10.0 TypeScript

  Visual Studio Code

  

Use an IDE. An integrated development environment (IDE) is a programming tool that helps you create, edit, execute, and debug programs. IDEs find and highlight errors while you type in your programs. They suggest corrections. An IDE puts an interactive programming reference at your fingertips. Plugins add additional tools like linters and viewers. One of the most popular IDEs today is Visual Studio Code.

• adventofcode

  718 65 9.0 Scala

  Advent of Code solutions of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Scala (by sim642)

Participate in coding challenges and events. Coding challenges and events are fun ways to practice programming. Twitter has #100DaysOfCode. Code.org has Hour of Code. The Advent of Code is a really fun programming challenge that happens during the first 25 days of December. There are many more online.

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