What Are The Best-Kept Secrets Of Great Programmers? - Forbes

What Are The Best-Kept Secrets Of Great Programmers? - Forbes

Connect 1. Never reveal all that you know. OK, seriously this time. I think there are really a few things that distinguish great programmers. Know the concepts.  Solving a problem via memory or pattern recognition is much faster than solving it by reason alone.  If you've solved a similar problem before, you'll be able to recall that solution intuitively.  Failing that, if you at least keep up with current research and projects related to your own you'll have a much better idea where to turn for inspiration.  Solving a problem "automatically" might seem like magic to others, but it's really an application of "practice practice practice" as Miguel Paraz suggests. Know the tools.  This is not an end in itself, but a way to maintain "flow" while programming.  Every time you have to think about how to make your editor or version-control system or debugger do what you want, it bumps you out of your higher-level thought process.  These "micro-interruptions" are small,

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