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Why Knowing Code Conventions Matters: Tips for Clean, Readable Code
Something you’ll realize when you start coding is that there are many ways that you can code the same thing. For example, when it comes to indentation, instead of using spaces, you can use tabs—or vice versa, instead of tabs, you can use spaces. When you write your for loop, your while loop, or your…
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Stop Watching Beginner Coding Tutorials and Do This Instead!
The best way to learn how to code is not by watching videos or tutorials, but it’s by actually coding something. I, and a lot of other people, call this project-based learning. It’s like learning how to cook—you don’t get better by reading recipes or watching cooking tutorials, but by actually cooking and then tasting…
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Pointers in C Explained: What They Are and Why You Need Them
When I first learned pointers in C, I thought they were very annoying. I would always run my program and then I would run into a segmentation fault error, and then I would have no idea why there was an error going on. It was just annoying to keep track of all the different pointers,…
How I Manage My Code: 7 Tips That Changed My Career
Over the past 10+ years of writing code professionally, I’ve observed significant growth in my code proficiency and management skills. As I accumulated more experience in coding and received valuable feedback from co-workers, clear trends and themes emerged in effective code management. Recognizing the importance of efficient code management became evident – mastering this skill…
Craft Your Coding Plan for Success in the New Year! 🚀
Learning how to program in your coding journey can be very daunting and discouraging at times. The programming world is vast, with different languages, frameworks, philosophies, and development tools. Adding to the complexity, you’re likely learning to code on the side while working full-time in an unrelated job to software development. With these factors in…
Your First 30 Days of Coding
So, your first 30 days of coding… Maybe you’re looking at the news, or you’re looking into the market, and you’re starting to see that our world is becoming more and more digital. You see a lot of businesses shifting and starting to build more digital products, more digital services, and shift their stores online.What…
What It Really Takes To Be a Software Developer
Becoming a software developer and landing a software job is a dream for many people. It provides a good work-life balance, and it’s also fun to do. Being a programmer is enjoyable, but is it too hard? Does it take a particular kind of person to become a software developer? Maybe you’re one of these…
Don’t Make This Common Scanf Mistake!
So there’s this common ‘scanf’ or ‘getchar’ mistake that a lot of beginners make when first starting to learn how to code in C. These two C functions are common functions that beginners learn to handle basic user input for their programs. These mistakes are pretty understandable. Even I myself have made this mistake in…
What I Would Do Differently if I Had To Start Over (Coding Journey)
What would I do differently if I had to start my coding journey all over from the beginning? I’ve thought about this question, and I think it’s a really helpful one because it can provide insight into what you can do differently from the beginning of your coding journey. This way, you can avoid making…