Friday, July 25, 2008

How to become a good developer?

If you are a developer or an aspiring one, you may sometimes ask colleagues or ask even yourself, how to become good developer. Gunnar Peipman discussed on his blog some points to know on how to become one.

"I was asked through this blog how to become a good developers. I think this is the question that many beginners want to ask. For every question there are thousands of answers. Okay, there are many answers like these but these ones are mine.

  1. Attitude. […] You have to […] study, study and study [...]
  2. Read the books. […] For guys who find books to expensive for them - there are public libraries where you can find books. Also you can check out Google books system and search for free e-Books. There are many great e-books available in internet and they are free.
  3. Code! Code! Code!
  4. Try out tools and utilities that make your work easier. Try out new technologies. To stay on the track you should know about things that happened today or that will happen tomorrow.
  5. Look how other guys develop systems.
  6. Everything that shines is not gold. Although there are industry leaders and veterans and their opinions matter they are just human beings like you and me. And they make mistakes - just like you and me. […]
  7. There are also online information sources like discussion groups […]
  8. Participate in communities. […]
  9. Visit technology events. If it is possible visit technical events. […] "

Okay. That’s it. All I can add up is learn how to ask for help. Learn how to aks without you look likes an idiot. Just kidding.

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