Learning coding is not easy, but here are some steps we can follow to boost our efficiency.

Steps

1. Learn to learn. - Feynman technique
   • Steps in general
     1. Choose a topic.
     2. Explain it to a 12 year old.
     3. Reflect, refine, and simplify.
     4. Organize and review.
   • Steps for coding
     1. Choose a product.
     2. Explain the tech to someone or in a blog post/video.
     3. Build a MVP fast.
     4. Refactor and share. - Learn and retain problem solving patterns over programming language syntax.
2. Go and build something. - Code with the mindset of prioritizing correctness, and then readability, and then performance. - Code with AI.
   • Start new AI chat for each distinct task to keep context focused and minimal.
   • Let AI generate a basic implementation.
   • Question architectural decisions and refactor the generated code into smaller, focused modules.
   • Strengthen type definitions and interfaces.
   • Document architectural decision and module boundary.
     • Use AI-generated description as supplement but not replacement of handwritten ones.
     • Add comments to clarify the reason why this piece of code exists.
   • Add edge case and error handling. - Dependency management - Modular design - Feature flag - Code data separation
   • Database schema compatibility - Gradual depreciation (mark feature as deprecated in earlier versions before removal)

See also

• How to Learn to Code - 8 Hard Truths