Making libraries work together. Gluing things together is easy, right?

0. Plan before you code. Document everything. You won't remember either your idea or those clever implementations next week (or next month, or next year...).

1. Don't hack your way through, unless that's what you intend to do. Name your variables, functions etc. neatly: autocomplete exists!
Protip: Sometimes you want to check a quick language feature or a piece of code from one of your modules. Resist the urge to quickly hack in the test into your actual project. Maintain a separate file where you can quickly type in and check what you're looking for without hacking on your project (For example, in Python, you can open a new terminal or IDLE window for those quick tests).

2. Keep a quiet environment where you can focus. Recommend listening to something while coding (my latest fad is on asoftmurmur.com). Don't let anything distract you and throw your contextual awareness out of whack.

3. Rubber ducks work. Really. Talking out a complex piece of logic, or that regex or SQL query aids your mind greatly in grasping the concept and clearing the idea. Bounce off code and ideas with a friend or colleague to catch errors and oversights faster. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

4. Since everyone else is saying this (and because it merits saying), USE VERSION CONTROL. Singular most important thing to software development aside from planning and documenting.

5. Remember to flout all of the above once in a while and just make a mess of a project where you have fun throwing everything around all over the place. You'll make mistakes that you never thought were possible by someone of your caliber :) That's how you learn.

Have fun, keep learning!

#Linux

Does anyone else read !important as not important?

For some, Jan 01 1970 was just the first day of a new year. For others, it marked the beginning of time.

User:I can't access site.
Screenshot: not even close to being correct URL....

Since I have devRant on my phone, I do not use 9gag anymore. No regrets. Thank you devRant.

walks into a bar ...

my email replies today are extremely short and c*nty.

Installing Ubuntu on an old box of mine. May run well after all. Gonna make some experiments with Ruby and Python

StackOverflow is offline. Going home...

So true..

Since you liked my 3x3 so much...

some people would buy it 😄

Safe Windows...

I use GitKraken for managing/pushing to my repos on GitHub. So I always start off the day by saying, "Let's GitKraken"

I'm sorry everybody...

a picture worth thousand words

Does anybody uses Lets Encrypt ? Is it reliable ?

The difference between passing argument by value and passing it by reference.

I love programming

Whenever you figure out an incredibly simple solution to make your code work after being frustrated by it for hours on end.