Software Practice
Writing software is a practical, experience-based skill like playing tennis, riding a bike or playing music. You get better by practicing. Like those other skills, it matters how you practice. This topic is all about how to practice and improve at writing software.
Practice Deeply and Consciously
When we talk about practice, what makes good practice? How should we practice to get the best results? The answers are simple, but not always easy.
Practice Software Technique with a Single Idea and a Time Limit
Are you practicing your coding? Here are a couple of ways to get better, faster.
How to Stop Being Afraid of the Computer Science Thing
From fresh boot-camp grads to twenty-year veteran coders, somehow nearly everybody is afraid of what they call 'the computer science thing.' Let's talk about why you, specifically, shouldn't be.
What You Learn by Repeating Exercises
Should you do the same exercise repeatedly? Yes. Here's why.
What Steve Martin Taught Me About Coding
Comedians do some of the most intense practice and skill-building of any profession. Here's what you can learn about coding practice from Steve Martin.
The Fear of Wasted Practice Time
Sometime your big obstacle in practice is the fear of doing it wrong. Here's what to do about that.
How to Commit to Mastery
The hard part of mastering a skill is putting in consistent work, and making the commitment to do it. Let's talk about how to that. And why you should hate Matt Bird with a burning passion.
Oh No! I Keep Doing Useful Tasks!
If you try to sit down to practice, and instead wind up doing useful tasks, is that a problem? It can be. Here I answer a reader letter about it.
Why Don't Software Developers Do More Coding Exercises?
Coding exercises are a thing. You haven't seen me recommend them much. Experienced software developers don't usually do them. Why not? Are some worth doing and others not?
There's No Such Thing as Knowing Your Computer All the Way to the Bottom
Many folks will tell you to learn the lowest-level languages and libraries, the parts closest to the hardware. They're wrong. Here's why. The blog post is an expanded version of the video.
You Learn the Most with Throwaway Prototypes
When you're learning, you should plan to throw away most of the code you write. On purpose. In fact, you should decide to throw it away before you start writing most of it. Let me explain…
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