I ask ChatGPT for solutions and see what it comes up with. It isn't always right when it comes to writing code, but it can be great with explaining things. At least I can check what it says with Google.
Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#62Albeit not a programmer (but very much in professional IT), I find I "become better" not by learning a new technology, but by learning things tangential (or even totally unrelated) to what I do ... because it gives me new ideas / ways of looking at a problem / perspectives on what I do
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#63My job at $BigTech (cloud consulting - application development ) allows us to open source any work that we do after going through a very easy open source approval process as long as it’s our work and we remove customer references. It’s licensed under the MIT license.
When I open source anything, it forces me to practice being a better technical writer since I have to document everything. I have to explain why this piece of work should exist.
I’m more concern about the general applicability of it and is my code clean and well presented.
Just knowing that my work is out there for the entire world to judge gives me a level of discipline.
No I don’t do any of this outside of work unless I’m really bored.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#64I looked at my home architecture (home lab) and grew from 4TB to 1/4 PB in about two years, with a concentration on self-hosting and digital sustainability. I should reach a petabyte within 5 years. Ultimately I had a poor grasp of what scaling compute effectively looks like, but I feel much more useful when working with cloud resources due to better foundational understanding in that time. It all started with me put…
What kind of data?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#65I'm the worst programmer when it comes to handling threads and parallel tasks in C++, that's why I'll read "C++ concurrency in action"[1] which has been recommended to me by a competent programmer. Also a friend of mine asked me to write him an application for his business. I'll it as a challenge to learn Qml, SQLite, and CMake/Conan. [1]: https://www.manning.com/books/c-plus-plus-concurrency-in-action-second-edition
I suggest you also take a look at Parallel Programming: Concepts and Practice by Bertil Schmidt et al.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#66I work on contract Monday through Friday 9-5 as a senior lead developer, and I give them whatever they need. I start checking out around 5 and wrap up for the next day. Then I hang with the family and try to have a chill evening where I can detach my brain from the code I wrote earlier in the day. Once everyone has gone to bed, I like to fire up my personal laptop and work on side projects or whatever until like midn…
Interested in giving me some feedback? Git repo’s in my bio.
Your repo is basically empty ?!
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#67I’m trying out streaming on Twitch: twitch.tv/devtailsxyz
Mainly focused on learning rust while streaming. Streaming forces me attempt to explain what I’m doing which often shows me what I don’t properly understand.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#68Hard to say. Every new piece of tech every new problem... it is death by a thousand paper cuts to the brain as one tries to remember the details.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#69Nothing specific. I already spend more hours than I'd like on my job. However, each day brings new experience and I think that adds value. I've learned enough languages/frameworks/stacks to know unless I'm going to use one daily, I'll just forget it so I don't bother with that anymore.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on to become a better programmer?
#70I recently started the new class by Casey Muratori, “computer enhance”, that teaches performance-aware programming.
I also try to complete a small personal project every month and write about it.