Three lessons from my journey as a Developer so far
I will love to share three lessons I have learnt in the course of my journey as a Developer.
These lessons can be applied in any aspect of software development that you're in
Let's dive in.
Lesson one.
When you write code, you write code for the future:
Many of us are into the habit of implementing features without thinking of the future. When writing code or implementing a feature, we should ask ourselves these questions:
- Is my code readable?
- Is my code maintainable?
- Is my code solid?
These are a few questions we should keep in mind.
When writing code, we should always adhere to software development principles, use best practices and master the art of writing clean code.
Lesson Two
Communication is important
Almost half of the job of a Developer is all about communication. From meeting a client to listen to his/her needs to discussing with your team lead in an organization on how to implement a feature. All these involve communication.
As a Developer we have to develop our communication skills so as to effectively communicate with our team mates and Client.
As a developer you should be able to politely communicate with your teammates stating that a feature will take longer than the stipulated time to implement.
We should also be honest in communicating best practices to our clients who know little or nothing about software development.
Lesson three
Always read other Developers' code
As a developer, we should cultivate the habit of reading other devs code. This will help us broaden our thinking and enable us discover new concepts and tricks.
That's it guys. Thanks for reading through. See you next time