tips for fixing bad coding/dev habits ?
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i want to become a better coder....so i have decided to sign up for computing science program...maybe a formal education can assist me.
i started working on smaller projects to learn but currently i have really bad coding/dev habits which is hindering my productivity as the codebase increases....
i have highlighted them and perhaps someone could make suggestions (or redirect to resources) or a more efficient method. most stuff that i made in the past were web apps.
- i usually develop with putty + nano...i just love the minimalist feel
- i use winscp and develop directly on my private web server...too lazy to do it on localhost and upload it later.
- i dont use subversion control...which one do i need ? sometimes ctrl +z doesn't work well.
- when i run out of ideas for naming variable, i use swear words instead.
- i swear a lot when i get stuck....how to deal with anger issue ?
- my codes look ugly with comments everywhere.
- would rather use procedural coding finds "thinking" in OO difficult and time consuming
- i "write first think later".
- refactors code only if i am getting paid for it.
- dislikes configuring linux distro, Apache, MySQL, scaling, designing graphics and layouts.
- does not like writing tests
- likes working alone.
- does not like sharing codes.
- has an econ degree
- dislikes reading other people's code would rather write it on my own
it seems my only true desire is to translate my ideas to a working prototype as fast as possible....it seems like i am very uninterested in the other details...could it be that i am not cut out to be a coder after all ? is going back to study comp sci a bad idea ?
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