Questions tagged [self-improvement]
Questions on self-guided improvement. Because no one cares as much about you as you do.
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Leetcode: 2327. Number of People Aware of a Secret and Problem with programming skill in general
On day 1, one person discovers a secret.
You are given an integer delay, which means that each person will share the secret with a new person every day, starting from delay days after discovering the ...
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How to be productive around constant 4-6 min interruptions while "slow" code runs?
Not 100% a coding question, more around developer productivity.
I work in Data Science, meaning a lot of my day is spent reading some data, manipulating it, making some charts, training some models, ...
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Publishing packages for personal and commercial use [closed]
I have a pretty high level question for you and am looking for some different experiences and input. Does anyone publish their own private or public packages for their own personal convenience?
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What exactly is Software Development for IoT? [closed]
I am looking forward to understanding what software development for IoT is all about.
What exactly is software engineering for IoT all about?
How different is it from the traditional software ...
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Evolving thought process and design thinking [closed]
I'm working as a software developer for around 8 years now and have worked with mostly companies offering outsourcing services.The challenge so far was mostly - learn the new tech, showcase through a ...
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What steps should I take to become familiar with a new code base? [duplicate]
I've joined a small software development team to work on an existing code base. While I am tasking myself with learning the required programming languages and actually reading the code, I'm wondering ...
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Is it required for an app developer to know information security?
So I've been an indie apps developer for 2 years (I launched my first Android app at the end of 2017), and I've built few apps since then, but all of them were simple apps.
Currently I'm planning my ...
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How to formally figure out the best design based on the informal user's description of their needs?
I am to write a piece of software to a friend of my uncle's, but I don't exactly know all the elements that are needed to fulfil the user's needs, so I can't begin to formulate a design yet. Since the ...
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Should developers do things that defeat strong-typing, kill intellisense and make it difficult for other developers to follow? [closed]
Just to clarify: This is not a rant. I'm genuinely curious and it's a genuine question our of straight curiosity. I want to become a better developer and even little details like this count.
So, don'...
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Write some code and plague it with anti-patterns or not write it at all, any escape from this dilemma for a beginner? [duplicate]
I am now working on a project that started as university homework and actually, still is a university homework (not turned in yet...) and, if I'm successfull (that doesn't mean turning it in and ...
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Are some people just unable to code? [closed]
So for the past year or so, I've been trying to self-teach myself programming. The problem is, every time I start to try and teach myself (like on Codecademy and such) I start off great and then ...
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I'm graduating as a CS major from a bad CS program. How can I catch up? How can I get over it? [closed]
I transferred to Computer Science my Freshman year so never really got a chance to look at schools for CS in particular. I breezed through with a 3.9 and never really felt challenged. I did three ...
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As a tech team lead, how should I handle team members' coding mistakes and bad practices? [duplicate]
I'm a tech team leader on a team of about 5 developers. The team size is somewhat dynamic as team members periodically leave for other projects and others join the team from other projects.
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What activities, outside of writing code, have been shown to improve one skill as a programmer? [closed]
The mantra is to become a better software developer, write more software.
However, are there activities I could partake in when I am not actually at the computer programming such as
doing certain ...
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How to transition from "help vampire" to "developer"? [closed]
I've been a computer enthusiast my entire life, but didn't first start programming (web development) until I began College. It is now four years later - I am about to graduate, have had a handful of ...
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