2007-10-21 19:40:24 · 8 answers · asked by jenn m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Test, test and test again.
2007-10-21 19:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by Harry Callaghan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A programmer is a person whose skill is Programming. The language is irrelevant.
A good programmer writes easily readable and modifiable code.
"Clever code" is not maintainable and is just a ego-massage for the person writing it.
Always comment your code, describe the function of the module at the top, and comment each block of code.
If you absolutely HAVE to write something intricate or complicated, comment profusely - every line if necessary.
Write modular code, if a segment of code is repeated, make a subroutine or function and call it.
If you are writing in an OO language, put most of the common functionality into classes or libraries.
Above all, remember that it is usually someone other than yourself who is going to be maintaing your code, so don't make life difficult for them. The time they take to figure out what your code is doing is time wasted and irritated customers are the result.
Above all, test your code, inside and out.
2007-10-21 19:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by JA12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i start everything out of curiosity. i first took the class(optional). However, just get a lesson book. I had 'learn visual basic in three days...haha. I learned a lot of things. But i had to be curious as in making text files into binary or making shortcuts etc. my point is yeah, test test and test, but the best source is the internet. I learned a whole lot of thing on the internet and that hepled me a lot. I am always the first one to be done with assignments at school and it is easy....sorry for bragging.
2007-10-21 19:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by Vitaliy aka Vitalian Pride 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best advice is to "KISS" Keep it simple stupid. What you have to do is to program to the people, if there is anything that can go wrong with a program someone will find it. The trick is to find the problem before the people do and fix it. Basically pretend that you have no idea how to work a computer and go from there. CYA
2007-10-21 19:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by itsmikey_01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Study with Microsoft programmers and do the opposite.
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2007-10-21 19:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by Wise@ss 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Always leave lots of debug messages, and always keep your code clean, spaced properly, and commented.
2007-10-21 19:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by .PANiC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
increase ur logical and reasonin skills. .open up ur mind and keep practicing . .do codin for fun. .
jj
2007-10-21 19:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice, practice, practice until you perfect it
2007-10-21 19:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by makerzZz........** 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋