Good coding habits to start developing NOW

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In this video I talk about the some coding habits that will help you be more productive, efficient, and avoid burnout.

Enjoy: Good coding habits to start developing now!

Timestamps

00:00 intro
01:11 plan your projects
03:38 running documentation
05:24 learn how to learn
08:31 schedule deep work
09:54 schedule breaks
11:38 hype routine
12:38 lose the ego
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[TinaHuang]

what coding habits do you do that you think makes a huge difference? 🐈

[chancellorpalpatine]

A big one for me is to always write a small piece, then run the small piece to make sure it works before moving on. Doing the whole thing before checking for errors is a recipe for disaster.

[iltc]

I am an elite training specialist with 7 years training, 30 years experience, 4 countries, and 5 languages, , , , Tina Huang is one of the few people on the internet that I have a genuine and deep respect for. Keep up the great work Tina !!

[samuelsegal]

I really like the point you made about flexibility in initial planning; I'll see a lot of coders develop a code base which is not easily reusable under the justification that they "aren't planning to do anything different with this part." Eventually, they'll have to change some aspect of their initial design, and they'll spend hours doing it— something that could have been avoided with a moment's consideration at the beginning.

[Amirhosseindev]

im kinda New to this chanell but it haelped me a LOTT like a lot and btw one of my coding habbits is to Create a road map of what im doing its like Dividing it into several small project that way im doing more focuesed work because im focusing one thing at a time

[shilpakarra]

Just started with coding as a beginner with SQL and I guess it comes to me naturally to document and make notes about snippets. Although I do not read much, I have been practicing 'how to learn' for almost 5 years now, watching my patterns and triggers while learning something. There was also a video by KenJee about it recently that helped me validate my learning habits. Also, love attending the live pomodoro study stream sessions with you. They make it easier for me to focus on things I need to complete without any distraction.

[Ibraheem_ElAnsari]

My most important coding habit ( in addition to music ) is pastries :3 Also filling out the scoreboards and flex on Sebi :3
Thanks for the video Tina ! Always so motivational :)

[HavocHedgehog]

Your videos are extremely high quality. Even among great YouTube creators with millions of subscribers, they are a cut above. I have never found more useful, applicable information from a single person. Thank you!!!

[rocknroll]

Writing what to do on paper before coding helps me to get in the right mindset and better clarity.

[chandarith]

I do love the way you present each every topics. Very well organized and easy to follow. Love you!

[trevorerb]

The video you've done here is well planned out I like 6:04 where you move your hands along with the word when you speak about diffuse learning.

[canyoupleaserunfast]

Thanks for all your videos! I am a 28yo video tech and i'm studying vfx in my free time and i get to study node programming, which isn't the same, but your videos help motivate me. Before I was that person writing very detailed notes and documenting everything theoretical before actually working on a project. Now i write notes inside the project and copy paste node networks and it helps me to learn faster! Thanks!
A thing that gets me into a mindset is organic black tea with organic oat milk and montezuma dark chocolate! Haha 😸

[AlishNiftaliyevENG]

Thanks for all the tips, Tina. I am a starter in coding and data science area. I can definitely say that your videos are really helpful. Love your content ✨

[LukeBarousse]

Such mixed feelings RN.... I'm stoked for a video with Tina talking about coding habits 😄, but upset because I don't live in the UK for the contest! 😭

[channelrex]

Seriously, it's more than 100k now subs..when I subscribed it was less then 2k. Kudos. ❤️

[kamertonaudiophileplayer]

You raised a very good problem, you need an architect who will tell you exactly what should you do. Most managers consider that architectecting is a waste of money, it is why you need to do this role too. Do you listen to some music when code, or only at stage of preparation? Ask for help? Most people do it when got stuck and no way to move. I do it in an opposite direction, before starting coding, I start ask for help. I explain people what I will try to solve and which approaches are going to use. Then I ask if I do it right, or maybe overlook something, or a solution already exists. People do not give any good suggestion usually, but trying to explain them my problem helps me better solve it.

[shrutijain]

Adding comments for my future reference is my coding habit and then clean code to make it as clean as it can be .

[Rahul-xcqe]

I really needed this video because I’m going through a coding struggle fest here 😭

[csl]

The best technique I use when learning is: Watching videos at 2x speeds. Its the best!!! No lie, I've been doing this for about over a year and now 2x speeds sounds regular and its a bit irritating with the sense that its going too slow, so now I find myself gradually working up to 3x speeds lol.

Think about it, most of the times when you learn something new, you have to review the source multiple times... so if you can half that time or more, you can avoid that risk of working past your mental threshold and avoid mental fatigue. Also, it affords you the ability to pinpoint critical ideas with a time stamp, you can then shift your focus on sticking point, review other study sources at high speeds to get over that hump.

[TheSoulCrisis]

Yeah it's key to find that time when you fall into the "zone" and really zero in on the important save the less important work for later in the day.