Hey folks,
I wanted to share a few small things that made a big difference in my coding journey — not the kind of stuff you get in tutorials or courses, but more like… stuff I figured out after breaking things a lot 😅
Maybe it helps someone out there who’s still in the trenches.
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- Just start building — even if it sucks
Seriously. I kept waiting until I “understood everything” before starting a project. That was a trap.
Turns out, trying to build a super basic app (even badly) taught me more than hours of watching others code. You’ll learn while building. Not before.
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- Get good at Googling
Nobody remembers everything. The real skill is knowing what to search and how to phrase it.
And it’s totally fine to copy-paste solutions, as long as you understand why it works.
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- Keep a “dump” file
I always have a random file open (mine’s called junk.js) where I test stuff, break code, or just experiment. It’s like a no-pressure sandbox — no rules, no cleanup, just play.
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- Console.logs are fine. But learn the debugger
Took me way too long to realize breakpoints and watch values are actually easy and save you so much time. Especially when stuff gets messy in loops or async code.
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- If you can’t explain it, you probably don’t get it
Try explaining a concept out loud — to yourself or someone else. If you stumble, that’s a clue to revisit it. Writing blog posts or rubber-ducking really helps here.
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- It’s okay to delete code
Sometimes when I’m stuck, the fastest fix is just… deleting the thing and starting over. I used to be scared of that, but it usually ends up cleaner the second time.
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- You don’t need to know everything
There’s so much pressure to learn every new framework or language. Truth is, you can go very far by just going deep in one stack. Don’t burn out trying to chase every trend.
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That’s it for now. Not groundbreaking, just honest stuff that helped me personally.
If you’ve got a tip that saved you a ton of time or helped things finally click — I’d love to hear it. Drop it in the comments 🙌
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