How to be a good programmer {2018 updated}

Question

If you are aspiring to be a good programmer then you should definitely have these characteristics;

🔹 Impressive technical skills
🔹 Willingness to learn
🔹 Debugging skills
🔹 Passion for the work
🔹 Laziness (Epic right? 😂)
🔹 A business perspective
🔹 Ability to plan
🔹 Teamwork mentality
🔹 Respect for deadlines
🔹 Ability to handle failure

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Answer 1

you are really good 👍

Answer 2

more knowledgable & fast thinker to use that knowledge wisely ☺

Answer 3

yeah that's good😁😁😊✌

Answer 4

its good and helpful

Answer 5

Discipline. That is the answer.

Answer 6

You can also drop any criteria you feel i left out...

Answer 7

You must have 3 things,
1. Patience
2. Determination
3. Diligence
which fuel methods of work & learning such as
•Books & blinking cursors
•Books & blinking cursors
•Books & blinking cursors
•Videos/courses/apps
•Books & blinking cursors
•Calculators
•Books & blinking cursors
•IDE(s) [learning] again with a blinking cursor
•Linux, CLI <-- that's a blinking cursor
•proper coding style (s) & planning
•Internet
•Time
•TOGAF knowledge
• Decent [discrete] mathematics level
•$ (although not for Linux! what what!?)
•Tea & or coffee, to sip at pace of a blinking cursor?
•Books & blinking cursors
•Books & blinking cursors
•Background noise/music
... to be continued :-)

Answer 8

I think you must be a person with knowledge in the problems that you want to solve, by example, if you have a mathematical problem you must be able to solve the problem with your mind, and then you will be able to solve the problem with a program, making easier this task.

Answer 9

@Jogoth

to all lazy programmers like me
this book is dedicated to you

https://books.google.com/books/about/Lazy_Man_s_Guide_to_Enlightenment.html?id=wpOn8RvPzU4C&source=kp_cover

😂😂😂😂

Answer 10

lol @B.saad

Answer 11

I have a quite laziness.
By the way, It's really good and helpful

Answer 12

so dedicated coding is their partner developing is their food

Answer 13

hey, you should add masochism to the list

Answer 14

@ B.Saad
Thanks

Answer 15

Oh yes @Rudy Petgang. Be a wunderkind or learn how to search the web better than others.

Answer 16

oh sure @neda

Answer 17

intrest concentration dedication passion are very important

Answer 18

understanding the bigger picture also helps like knowing the available areas of development the languages that are being used in each

Answer 19

I can't handle the last one 😁

Answer 20

thanks really it is good