This advice is not only for people wanting to get better at writing, it's more a general advice for improving anything. The best way to get better at programmin

This advice is not only for people wanting to get better at writing, it's more a general advice for improving anything. The best way to get better at programming is to program, to read about programming, and to practice new things while programming. Want to get better at throwing a football? Practice throwing a football, read articles on the best and proper techniques on throwing a football, and practice different variations of the techniques to find which one suits you. I'd think this sort of advice is obvious, but lots of times one overcomplicates the learning process because of a need to make it easier to learn. This type of articles are needed to answer the main question every beginner (and even some advanced people) has at some time during the learning process: How do I get better? By practicing. We often forget that it's that simple.