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by rafaelvasco 1729 days ago
Two things I did and always do: Code things that solve real problems you want to solve. The harder the problem, the better you'll get in the language and as a programmer in general.

Second, look at existing open source, well written code that, again, solves a problem you're interested in. I always emphasize this: Things you're passionate about. That way you can master any language/framework. By master here, I mean you can code anything you want in the technology efficiently. Your final app will be: Easy to modify/enhance, easy to understand in terms of code. Memory and CPU efficient in terms of runtime.
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nonima 1728 days ago
>Code things that solve real problems you want to solve.

Everyone says that but I can't think of any real problems I personally have that I could solve using programming.

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rafaelvasco 1727 days ago
Nothing ? Maybe a website that you wanted to exist but there's nothing quite like it ? An app, a game... Its not only about solving problems exactly but about having a vision and wanting to turn it into reality.
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