Becoming A Better Developer
I recently read a blog post by Justice Gray where he discussed what he plans to do to become a better software developer. His theory was that if he made his plans public, he would be more likely to follow thru with them. He personally decided to read 27 software development books before October 2007. I don't see how he could possibly absorb everything by reading that fast. But the idea of another technique to become a better developer appealed to me. I consider myself a professional and am always trying to improve my skills. Unfortunately, since I'm not a popular tech blogger, there is no one to tag me. So I'm going to go ahead and tag myself :-) Here are the things I'm going to do in the next six months to become a better developer: #1) Read. I'm currently reading Code Complete and Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design . I am committed to finishing them in the next six months. #2) Write a simple game I've always wanted to create games, but never got ...