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Saying you'll be a better programmer if you just write code is like saying you'll be a better mathematician if you just write more math.
by Gonkero 8y ago
Saying you'll be a better programmer if you just write code is like saying you'll be a better mathematician if you just write more math.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoIt’s another way to describe practice. Which is correct but not the most compelling of arguments.
- sifoobar 8y agoDo you have any examples of methods that will get you there more effectively than practice in any discipline? Because I honestly can't think of anything.
- natalyarostova 8y agoMy math skills improved the most when I stopped obsessing over studying the right things, or finding the right textbooks, and just constantly solved problems.
- crooked-v 8y agoBeing a mathematician and solving already-theoretically-understood math problems are two things that often don't have a lot of overlap.
- natalyarostova 8y agoYeah fair.