My name is Shadi Aslan, I graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and decided to pursue a career in the programming world.
Gaming had a huge influence on my choice, I built few games using unity & C# and decided to join LTUC to pursue a future career in this field.
A good developer should always aim to benefit people, build something maintainable and easy to understand. The most important set of skills in this field are:
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Improving your speed in reaching solutions, avoid wasting your time on rewriting code when it's not necessary or getting stuck in a learning loop should be the 3 main priorities that each good developer possesses.
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Managing your priorities & reducing complexity are the main set of tools you need to be effecient in writing your code.
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Automation is your best friend in this area, using available libraries instead of rewriting something from scratch or sticking to "Quality over quantity" will surely make you the smartest developer in the room.
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Keep learning and know when to stop and take a break, you need the rest in order to make your problem solving skills as sharp as they can be.
You can also watch this video on the subject:
What You Need To Do To Become A Great Developer