Write Code for Humans, Not Computers

When you’re writing code, you’re writing it primarily for other people and only secondarily for the computer. For any given problem, there’s generally a myriad of solutions that produce the desired output, with varying degrees of computational efficiency, but, with few exceptions, the optimal choice is the one that’s clean, clear, and easy for human beings to reason about.

Learning to Code? Don’t Major in the Minors.

You’ve been thinking about coding for a while and, these days, it seems like everyone is learning how to do it. You carve out some time on a Saturday afternoon, sit down at your computer, and decide that today is your day: you’re going to embark on a journey to become a programmer. Now, you stare blankly at the screen.

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