[doe88]

I think the real secret for coding better, is to know when to apply this advice (just looking for the answer you need without exploring anything else) and at other times maybe when you have more times, make some in-depth learning of broader technologies / API / languages / maths... areas that you've previously identified and tagged as potentially worth investigating. From my experience I can tell you this is the second component which make you a better developer in the long term. But the first component is also essential, it is the one that makes you start things and complete things without falling into endless procastrination and second guessing. So both short-term and long-term strategies are importants.