Comment by liamilan
8 years ago
Thanks Steve!
I watched your video and although I don't understand everything, I learned a lot. Separating my program into functions is a good idea. Your video clarified the map function for me.
Through your video, I understood that I was running code multiple times, when it only needs to run once (how I parsed my rules was one of these instances that you went over in your video), so thanks for pointing that out.
Again, thank you so much for taking the time to review my code. I really enjoyed your feedback.
> Again, thank you so much for taking the time to review my code. I really enjoyed your feedback.
Whatever you do, hold on to that. Never be mad about feedback just try your best to understand it, and if it's wrong explain yourself without getting frustrated, this is worth more than a dozen senior developers who explode at feedback (I would argue they're junior developers :) and you will have a wonderful career. Also look for good mentors, and don't be afraid to ask questions about direct feedback, if you didn't understand something he said just ask (this becomes an immediate learning opportunity and you will be better off for it), even if he doesn't get to answer, someone else might. This is a field where learning is endless, you will always learn something new as a software developer, new platforms are made all the time to be programmed on / with.
Having soft skills[0] will be the biggest asset you can have as a software developer, whether you do it for money or just for fun, if you have to collaborate in the open you will need to communicate with others. Nothing breaks a team like terrible communication and someone who rejects feedback out of pride.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_skills
So glad to hear, Liam! Was a pleasure to put it together.
Good luck, and feel free to reach out if you get stuck on anything.
Every learner could do with a mentor like you!
This whole interaction is really reaffirming my faith in humanity. You guys are awesome!
Liam -- this response is just as impressive as the code that you wrote. You're obviously very smart, but that isn't good enough on its own. I've seen very-smart people who aren't open to critique, who get defensive rather than take the opportunity to learn new things. They don't get very far in life. On the other hand, the attitude you're showing here is tremendously valuable, and will serve you incredibly well throughout life. Never let yourself grow out of it!