Outside the code: writing is the best way to force growth

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Still writing code ？ Don't say goodbye

As a new programmer , This process has been repeated for a long time ：

 The team leader assigned a task  -->  You're buried in code  -->  received  Bug  feedback  -->  You're buried in changing the code  ...

Come on , Is writing code really the only thing you can do ？

• Do you understand the logic behind requirements ？

• Why do you want to do this , Is there any other way to do it ？

• What business is behind this requirement ？ Can you ask up and down ？

The truth is , Being a programmer is not necessarily related to writing code . It's the so-called "more skills, no pressure" , In addition to basic programming and development skills , Being a programmer also requires some other skills .

• Technical learning ability

• Business analysis capabilities

• Problem solving ability

• Project management ability

• Coordination and communication skills

What is technical learning ability ？ If your technical learning ability is good , No matter how new technologies emerge in endlessly , You can master... At the first time , To do the right medicine .

What is business analysis capability ？ Business is alive , If you can know what business can make money , It's a big killer .

What is problem solving capability ？ Yes , Change Bug...

What is project management capability ？ Promoting projects , administrator , This ability is also important , Leadership is indispensable .

What is coordination and communication skills ？ Communicate with superiors , Communicate with colleagues , Yes, and what I want to say today , Written communication skills .

So how to cultivate writing habits ？

If you are not good at face-to-face communication , What about written communication . Written communication is writing , How to cultivate this ability ？

Sometimes it takes a lifetime to learn how to write effectively , There is no shortcut to this , You can't buy , So how to write is the reason why we need to improve .

The difference between a great programmer and a barely passable programmer , It's not how many programming languages they master , It's not who is better at Python or Java. The real key is , Can they express their ideas clearly , Great programmers collaborate by persuading others . Through clear notes and technical documents , They let other programmers read their code , This also means that other programmers can reuse their code , Without having to write again . otherwise , The value of the code they write is greatly reduced . -- Joel·Spolsky

From small to large , If learning knowledge is from Reading Textbooks , Listen to the teacher at the beginning , So when we finish reading and listening , Is there an idea to share with others ？

I still remember learning a knowledge when I was a child , Can't wait to talk to my little partner 、 Parents share what they learned today .

Actually , Now we can do the same .

When we finish reading a chapter of a Book , You can write it out , It's not the same at the beginning. I'll write well , Just start writing ;

When we hear a video , You can also summarize the focus of the video and your own blind spots , After all, one day I forget , It's complicated to watch the video again , It's easy and efficient to read your blog ;

When we solve a real problem , You can also record how to solve this problem , Help others , Maybe others will thank you for your solution when they find this problem .

wait , There are many ways .

Put the process of blogging Practice several times a week , Blogs don't have to be too long , Keep writing a few times a week , It must be better and better .

therefore , Sum up , Developing the habit of writing requires ： Keep the habit of sharing .

Those ways of practicing writing

Writing is not necessarily the author's full-time , In fact, there are too many ways to exercise , For programmers , What can be done ？

Blogging

51CTO、CSDN、 Blog Garden 、 Nuggets Are good blogging platforms

To write a book

“ Cuddle wood , Born in the end ; Platform on the ninth floor , From tired soil , A journey , Begins with a single step .” A blog may be one of the contents of a Book . Even if it's not published , You can also have the goal of writing a Book , Writing a book can better exercise the ability of writing

Write technical documents 、 Technical white paper ：

The most painful job for programmers is to write technical documents , But what is most needed may also be technical documentation . I don't really want to write , What I want to see is the technical documents .

How to write accurate and easy to understand documents can also be learned

Answer questions

reply Stack Overflow 、 You know 、51CTO、CSDN Ask questions from others

Write email

Communicate with people , Reply e-mail , Feedback questions , Reporting work

Write notes

Even as small as writing a comment

Writing is the best way to force growth

Blogging is also an inward seeking process , Whether you really master ？ Can you explain better ？

High quality output forces input and thinking , Writing is the best way to force growth .

Writing can bring more input and thinking . Only learning different technologies , Read different books , Cause to think , Form your own point of view , Then output to test whether you really master .

Then form this two-way cycle ：

• Input --> Output ;

• Output --> Input .

Now that you have chosen to be a programmer , Then improve your ability in this field , Start with blogging ！

 

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