Programmer: skills to improve programming efficiency

This article is written to programmers who think that the time spent on the project is proportional to the efficiency. This is not the case. Although you need to input something on the keyboard in front of your computer, it's just a bit tied to programming. So how should programmers use time?

As the saying goes, you can sharpen your skills and improve your work efficiency by taking some time to sharpen your skills. You can refer to the following suggestions:

　　1. Write unit tests to improve efficiency (if you have not done so)

This is a very basic job, but many programmers have not done so. But you should. This not only improves the code quality, but also improves the work efficiency. You are not only more confident in releasing and modifying your program, but also save a lot of time.

Imagine if a small code error occurs when you are writing a large network application, modifying it means rebuilding the entire program, re-configuring the data, and re-checking the features (this error may be hidden in depth ). Imagine that you may need to repeat similar things over and over again. Now, with the help of "unit detection", you can avoid repeating previous modifications/checks, which can save a lot of time.

　　2. Train your programming skills

This is actually very easy. Check out other professionals. Cricket players use "Online Training" to improve their skills. Musicians improve their performance through practice. Singers also need to constantly improve through exercises. Surprisingly, most programmers do not practice. But you need to keep practicing.

Read some types of books such as objective Java and design patterns, and perform basic training every day. Find out some problems from the Euler program and solve them in your favorite computer language.

Editor's note: the Euler project, a knowledge detection website, regularly publishes questions and submits correct answers to discuss and learn different solutions to the questions.

Unlike normal projects, there is no time limit for these exercises. Therefore, make good use of your time to do things correctly. Through such exercises, your work efficiency will be greatly improved. This is obvious, isn't it?

　　3. Use and improve the development library

Many programmers do not like to use development libraries. They would rather write their own code than use the development library. The main reasons are as follows:

• A. They do not know the development library;
• B. There is a lot of information in the development library that they don't need;
• C. Compared with the development library, they are easier to master their own code;

Consider the following:

• A. the development library has been strictly tested and has a wide coverage range, which can help you save a lot of time. If you have improved the development library, you can help many people.
• B. But if you only improve your private code, there is no such impact.
• C. Most importantly, other colleagues are also helping to supplement the development library information, which can help you indirectly.

All in all, unless the development library is too inconsistent with your requirements, you 'd better consider using the development library.

　　4. Read the code and technical materials

Reading code is just as difficult as modifying/writing code. In today's open-source world, you can refer to a large number of high-quality code. Select your favorite development library and read it carefully to make full use of the resources. You may not be able to understand all the content quickly, but through continuous training, you will be able to differentiate the different modes used in them and use these patterns in your code.

In addition to viewing the code, you can also subscribe to blogs of excellent experts in the professional field to obtain the latest trend information.

Of course, there are also many methods and skills that can improve skills and work efficiency. You can also refer to other industry personnel to improve efficiency skills, for example, Bole Online's "10 ways to improve the efficiency of freelancers". If you have other experiences, share them with you on Weibo or in your comments.