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shinobiultra
7y

How did you learn to think "like a programmer"?

I am starting to learn C++ and I am trying it out on exercism. I am really at the beggining but when I make it work after so much frustration(based on devrant posts I guess that's part of the job) I always see people having shorter/better/more effective codes which makes sense to me but I wouldn't thought of it that way.

Is there way to make such thinking better or does it simply come with practice ?

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  • 8
    7y
    Practice. Practice. Language mastery. Learn the language to wield it as an extension of your brain. Books. Computer science. Learn what the computer does in the back. Learn efficient data structures and algorithms, that are used virtually everywhere.
  • 1
    7y
    while(alive){
    practise();
    }
  • 1
    7y
    In terms of doing everything shorter.
    1. Write code
    2. Analyze what can be done faster (e.g. search for appropriate functions)
    3. Rewrite
    4. Go to no. 2
  • 3
    7y
    If you really want to get good at it, you need to obsess over it. If seeing unoptimal code makes you cringe, you're on the right track. :)
  • 1
    7y
    I've always looked for some magic pill to programming, but the truth is there ain't any. you gotta practice your ass off and build stuff. period
  • 2
    7y
    Reading other people's code also helps. It let's you see different ways of doing things (you're already doing that so you're on the right track), and practice....a lot
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