Tips for becoming a self-taught programmer

Steps to become a self-taught programmer

When you’re learning from YouTube, don’t just watch the videos. Keep practicing the topics you learn.

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Find a perfect IDE to code efficiently. I prefer VS code.

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Keep notes so if you forget any topic you can recall from the notes. And writing makes you remember that thing.

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If you started to learn one language, learn it completely. Don’t leave in between.

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Don’t jump to advanced topics after learning some basics. Learn step by step first basics then move to advance level.

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If you don’t understand anything, find every resource and information about it. Never leave any topic until you understand it (Especially the basics).

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The debugging process can be frustrating sometimes. No matter how much time it takes to solve a bug, never give up. Keep trying.

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Try to keep notes on the errors you solve on your own.

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Keep practicing along with learning. Work on small projects.

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