Fueling the : How I learned to code while deployed to Iraq – Operation Code

I too taught myself to code. I became good enough at it to climb the ladder of success until I was consulting with major corporations to architect major Internet applications and portals (the most complex Internet applications that aggregate many applications in one user interface with one security protocol protecting them all). I began with "How to" books. In my time, these cost about $50 each and I ended up with a library of several thousands of dollars worth of them. They all shared one characteristic. All contained coding errors. I believe I learned most of my skills from correcting them. Therein lies one of the secrets of programming: You will make mistakes. Having the persistence and perseverance to correct them is essential. Then going on to improve them is where you separate yourself from others. I have little to add to this article which is excellent in every respect. I will only add that the difference between a good programmer and a great one is "elegance". In programming, elegance is the quality of the code. Once your program works, you strive to make it better. How? Always remember that less is always better. To accomplish a programming task in one line is twice as good as two. It sames computing time and resources.

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