So I’m an on/off noobie but have been focusing on actually sticking with programming what I’ve been working on is Python but this question is for programming in general. For me it’s hard but I want to see how I can get better

Like are these good ways to get good:

Follow tutorials, then work on ways of adding your own twists or changes? Or trying to code it in something else?

Work on assignments from a resource you’re using like in my case Python Crash Course and attempt to redo the assignments without looking back?

Experiment with multiple libraries and library methods or built in methods?

Please share any other ways especially ones that helped you

Also when would be good to start a new language after learning one

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    First of all, like all skills, the more you do, the better you get.

    One approach not listed would be to read books on algorithms and try to implement them.

    Another would be to read good source code. The “good” part is the difficult one here, though.

    Have a look at “The TeX Book” and/or “The MetaFont Book” - Both books are well annotated “sources” for two working and long-term assumed bug-free programs. You can learn a lot from those, not only about actually writing a program, but you can get a lot meta-knowledge off this project.

    Or look at the sources for the glibc/glibc++.