Test & Code

64: Practicing Programming to increase your value


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I want you to get the most out of being a software developer, or test engineer, or whatever you do that makes this podcast relevant to your life.

By "get the most" I mean:

  • the most fun
  • the most value
  • more career options
  • probably more responsibility
  • maybe even more money, that'd be cool
  • I want you to start (or continue) studying and practicing your skills.

    But not just random practice, I've got a strategy to help you focus what to study.

    Why am I talking about this now? Here's some background on how I re-learned how to have fun with code refactoring through code challenges.

    I'm going to write up the whole list as a blog post, which I'll share first with my Patreon Supporters, second with my email list and slack channel and then as an actual post somewhere.

    Links:

    • practicing-programming - Steve Yegge — essay
    • The Ultimate Code Kata - Jeff Atwood
    • Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years - Peter Norvig
    • PyBites Code Challenges — Hone your Python Skills, in the browser
    • CheckiO — JavaScript & Python challenges
    • Exercism — code practice
    • Codewars — Train with Programming Challenges/Kata
    • Python Morsels — Challenges emailed to you once a week
    • subreddit of code challenges
    ...more
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