Developers have been changing the world by developing all kinds of revolutionary software for the past sixty years. From helping NASA to bring a man to the moon, to creating apps and programs that help us pay, cook, and do almost everything else.
So, with so many things done, there are many people who are interested in becoming developers but are stopped because they think it’s too hard, or they aren’t good enough, or any other excuse, really.
But, the truth is, great developers, know that in order to be great, you need just a handful of things. Stay organized, don’t be afraid to fail, and never stop learning. That’s why we sat down and decided to let a few secrets that should encourage developers to continue learning and coding. So, let’s get started, shall we?
You’ll have to be prepared to be organized in order to make it easier on yourself during your projects.
Developing, just like everything else done on a computer, can become cluttered after some time. That’s something experienced developers understand very well, that’s why they use CMS systems to help them keep things backed up and organized.
But if you’re just starting out, keeping everything named properly, and organized in folders will be much of an improvement from saving things in pre-default locations. It always pays out if you develop a naming system that will help you keep things orderly.
Invest time in creating a clean and clear workflow.
In order to advance fast as a developer, you will have to spend a lot of time practicing and as much time learning new things.
Well, guess what. You won’t ever have enough time for this unless you create a clean and clever workflow that can help you do tasks quickly and have enough time and energy to learn new things.
It will take you some time to find your flow, but once you do, you will see that you do more, learn more, and overall become better at what you do. Just remember that you’ll have to often adapt your workflow as you develop your skills.
Find what you like and what you’re okay at. Then focus on becoming really good at that thing.
The beauty of developing software is that you have a lot of different options and paths to choose from. While some software developers are great at developing back-end solutions where they create well-made applications or content management systems, others are just masters of creating lean, good-looking websites or applications that drive users to spend significant time on their platforms.
But if you’re still unsure of what you want to do, it can take some time to find what you’re passionate about.
Some people work best on enterprise-scale development using a variety of open source software like Linux, MySQL, Java and Apache Solr so it is good to get familiar with the leading open source solutions. You should also be open to using intelligent out of the box solutions such as Sitecore Solr which connects Solr-as-a-Service search into the Sitecore content management system for site search and analytics used on enterprise websites and applications.
That’s why it’s always best to try out different software solutions and approaches until you find your true calling.
Be okay with the fact that you will not understand everything.
There is this beautiful quote by Einstein “The more I learn, the more I see how much I don’t know.”.
It’s the same as developing. In order to be a really good developer, you will have to constantly learn, fail, and accept that you don’t know everything.
And make sure you don’t compare yourself to others.
There will always be someone better, faster, and smarter than you. And while having competition is great, having that crushing pressure on you that you have to be better than someone else will make you hate what you do.
The only person that you have to be better than is you, yesterday. Focus on improving the skills you enjoy having, not what someone else is better at.
