How to improve your programming skill

Programming is one of the most versatile skills on the market in this age. From being able to create company websites to knowing how to easily fix a redirecting error, these skills can be invaluable to an employer and yourself in many ways. However, staying the way you are will never let you be the best programmer you can be. What most people don't appreciate is that programming is an art. You have to master it. It is a skill just like riding a bicycle or playing golf. And the more you practise it, the more you improve your skill. Here are some tips on how to do that:

1. Analyze the problem clearly.


2. Think twice about how to solve that problem.


3. Gather complete requirements. ...


4. Write a thorough implementation plan (or model). ...


5. Comment your code liberally. ...


6. Use consistent naming conventions for variables. ...


7. Organize your code. ...


8. Test everything.

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