How would one increase programming "skill"?

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#183007387Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:36 PM GMT

I consider myself a fairly beginner programmer. I can solve problems, debug my code, learn new languages and libraries easily, but I don't feel like I'm good enough to even call myself an intermediate programmer. I know I'm not very smart but after 3 years of learning, I feel like I should have gotten at least a little farther. Anyways, to the point. I know nobody wants to hear me whine. Skilled programmers, what is some advice you are willing to share?

LunaLunaModelmaker

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#183007441Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:37 PM GMT

ez_street

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#183007678Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:40 PM GMT

Increase skill by going on forums like these, asking questions, and getting correct answers. Repeat. Then start testing it out, eventually the skill will be jammed in your head and you won't forget it.

TimeTicks

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#183009209Friday, February 05, 2016 12:03 AM GMT

Practice makes perfect.

HexC3D

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#183009247Friday, February 05, 2016 12:03 AM GMT

Pick on cntkillme.

ParadigmaticAnon

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#183009729Friday, February 05, 2016 12:10 AM GMT

Although whether an individual can be considered "skilled" is rather subjective, I will attempt to answer your question using my perception. You should certainly focus on the "quality" of the material rather than the "quantity." It is not necessarily a matter of having unusually-heightened intellectual capabilities; it is a matter of using your baseline logical capabilities to devise algorithms that can efficiently instruct the computer on how to perform operations. This can only be gradually-revised. Perhaps the issue is that you are comparing yourself to highly-qualified individuals with various years of experience? Doing such a thing is neither reasonable nor accurate. Learn only what you consider necessary to develop solutions to significant problems that you may encounter. Then, utilize the knowledge to develop sufficient algorithms.

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#183010185Friday, February 05, 2016 12:16 AM GMT

That does make some sense. I think I understand now that I thought highly skilled people where the average, and I was judging myself too harshly.

Aetricity

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#183010236Friday, February 05, 2016 12:17 AM GMT

I would suggest you go on Wikis, and watch YouTube tutorials. Henceforth, we shall venture! | http://www.roblox.com/Arithmatic-Learning-AI-v1-item?id=356922915 | [+~3.5k]

Thelegender

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#183010346Friday, February 05, 2016 12:19 AM GMT

Practice. Keep creating things and just being creative in general.

cody123454321

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#183010370Friday, February 05, 2016 12:19 AM GMT

look at all the packages in libraries and implement them into something.

bosswalrus

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#183010622Friday, February 05, 2016 12:24 AM GMT

No don't go watch tutorials.