I think people would be surprised at how few productivity tools or utilities I use as a programmer. I have only two tips to improve your coding productivity:
- read lots of code, especially your dependencies. Being curious will teach you the entire app stack.
- write lots of tests. Test-Driven Development (TDD) is still the best way to design a high quality API.
AI can supercharge productivity in the short term but be careful that you don’t become dependent on it. /1
Mike Perham :sidekiq:
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