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Normalize testing your code

Weak programmers focus on learning the latest frameworks. Strong programmers focus on mastering the fundamentals of programming.

Teaching people to program is different from teaching people where the semicolon goes.

An old running joke on Netscape: “We're absolutely 100 percent committed to quality. We're going to ship the highest-quality product we can on March 31st.”

There's never a time to start over and rewrite code. And it's never a good idea to start over and rewrite it.

Ship the f#?*!ing code!

There's something worse than no documentation Wrong documentation

Lack of success in programming can be traced back to abudance of distractions.

"You charge $150 for ONE hour?" You're not paying for that hour. You’re paying for the value that one hour with an expert will bring you.

There are around 24 million active software developers in the world. Around 13 million professional software developers. And you still think you cannot learn to code?

The 1st rule of learning to code: You will make mistakes - Jumping between multiple languages instead of focusin on one - Watching a ton of tutorials instead of building something - Not asking questions It is ok. It is part of the process.

Whenever you say "I'll write tests later" you really mean "I don't take this code seriously"

Are there developers who still understand that tools are just tools?

Focus on providing value. People want apps to solve their problems. They don't care about the language you used to build it.

You never really learn: - Python, JavaScript, C, C++ or Solidity - SQL, NoSQL - AWS, GCP, or Azure - Etc. Until you have to use it to build a system.

In my experience, great programmers are humble af. It's the insecure "smart people" who are arrogant.

Dumb programming myth #1742: "You can learn to program in a weekend"

Imagine what a badass developer you'd be if you had finished all the courses and projects you started.

The more experience you have, the more you'll realize software development is the only field where getting the job is harder than doing the actual job.

Don't envy money. Envy the developers who can fix a bug without using on StackOverflow.