[beauty of software engineering - column notes] 25 | what methods can improve development efficiency?

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Column information

1. Columnist ： The treasure jade

2. Column publishing platform ： Geek time

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Let me sort out and summarize these methods I have learned , Further selection and refinement , I think the biggest impact on me is “ active ”、“ Start with the end ” and “ First of all ” These seemingly simple working principles .

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One 、 active , Take action to change yourself

Many people also know that complaining is useless , But how can we do without complaining , And be proactive ？

1. Think about it and respond

   Everyone will respond to external stimuli , Instinctive or habitual , Like the example I gave earlier , When you encounter things, you instinctively feel that they are all external reasons . If it's always like this , Then it will enter a vicious circle , Become more negative and numb .

   But if before you respond , Give yourself some time to think , Think rationally on the positive side , You can control your instinctive reaction .

2. Reduce the circle of attention , Expand the circle of influence

   Pay attention to many things , Like programming languages 、 Star gossip 、 National affairs , These are all “ Pay attention to circle ”. And this among them , What should be distinguished , It's something I can influence and control , These things are “ Circle of influence ”.

   Don't always stare at the part you can't change , You need to spend more time and energy on the influence circle .

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Two 、 Start with the end , Think clearly before starting

To do it “ Start with the end ”, Pay attention to three points when doing things ： The goal is 、 Principles and plans .

1. Often stop and think about your goals

   What is my original goal ？ Is what I am doing my goal ？ If not , Then go back to your original goal immediately .

2. Set principles

   In fact, most of the good programming methods need to be persistent to be effective , For example, automated test code , Sometimes the schedule is tight , It will be too late to write , A long time , Will owe technical debt

   You can also set some principles for yourself , such as ：

   • “ Run first and then optimize (Make it Work Make It Right Make It Fast)”—— That is, before optimizing the code , First, use a simple method to realize , Then consider how to optimize , This can ensure the simplicity of the design , It can also prevent you from getting caught up in technical details and ignoring the original goal .
   • “ Do not copy and paste code (Don’t repeat yourself)”—— Copying and pasting will lead to bloated code , Not easy to maintain , Extracting abstractions keeps things simple .
   • “ Every Pull Request Be as small as possible ”—— This helps break down complex tasks into several simple tasks , Simple tasks are easier to accomplish efficiently .

3. Open your plan

   Is it enough to have principles ？ Obviously not , With principles , You have to unswervingly implement . How to do it ？ To make plans .

   Refine the task , Make a simple plan , Take the initiative to give a clear time point .

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3、 ... and 、 First of all , Use time on the edge

The four quadrants of time may be familiar to you , Is to divide things into important and urgent 、 Important but not urgent 、 Urgency doesn't matter 、 Not urgent, not important four quadrants , Different things have different coping strategies .

1. Deal with important and urgent matters immediately
2. Important and not urgent , Spend the most time on it
3. Do urgent and unimportant things together
4. Do not do anything that is not important or urgent

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Four 、 Other excerpts

• Actually “ Reduce the circle of attention , Expand the circle of influence ” The reason is also very simple ： Accept the unchangeable , Change can change , Try to expand the scope of changeable items .
• By doing things , Around the goal 、 Principles and plans , Practice deliberately and repeatedly , It can also let you develop slowly “ Start with the end ” Good habits .
• First of all , It is to ensure that your limited time is spent on the most valuable things .

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summary

active 、 Take the end as the beginning and the important thing first , These three principles and their derived methods , It is the key to help me gradually become an efficient programmer , I hope it can also help you .

Of course , Such a change will not be completed in a day or two , But don't worry , Because it takes time to develop habits , Can become a conditioned reflex .