Beginner
Welcome!
I’m finally starting a blog to keep track of all the cool things that I learn as a computer programmer and web developer. No matter how much we learn, there is always a universe of knowledge waiting for us to discover.
I recently read this quote, which I thought I would share:
“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper” Eden Phillpotts
In the past few months I have been busily practising all the things a good programmer should:
- Read - At the moment I’m reading this - Domain Driven Design by Eric Evans
- Practise - Plenty of unit tests, lots of refactoring and adhering to lots of other good coding practices. One I really love is DRY
- Interact - I recently went to a weekly XTC event held in London and plan to attend more often from now on. I recommend going to a local developer’s event where you live. Even if you don’t anticipate learning anything (although you most certainly will), chatting over a beer is always good
Hopefully you’ve already found and read this next website, but if not I would highly recommend visiting the agile manifesto. It was the start of my realisation that I have plenty more to learn about the job I love.
There will be more to come very soon, I’m just getting started!
Oh, and I realise that referencing Wiki pages is probably lame, so if you have a better source for any of the links above please let me know!
