How to Become a Better Developer

Actionable steps to better yourself and your career

Chris Gregori
Bits and Pieces
Published in
7 min readJun 17, 2019

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Photo by Elijah Hail via Unsplash

Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that these are my opinions. I’ve been programming professionally for 6 years, I do not claim to be an expert or even exceptional at what I do but I can say with some certainty that I have definitely improved over time. In this article, I’m going to outline some of the things I think will help that I do or have done.

With that out of the way, let us begin.

Follow the right people on Twitter and use it diligently

Twitter gets a bad reputation for being full of toxic personalities and memes but if you take the time to cull the bad eggs and focus on following good content, you’ll soon find it to be a treasure trove of technical insights.

It’s not just about reading content, Twitter is a social network, get involved with the community and your fellow developers. You’ll pick up tips, learn about new technologies and might even laugh along the way.

Here are some of my favorite developer accounts to learn from:

Create your reusable code arsenal

When you write useful components, add them to your reusable arsenal using tools like Bit (GitHub). This way, when working on a new app or project, you don’t just come with knowledge, you come with a useful Lego box of code.

Carry your reusable components to build anything, anywhere.

Don’t take everyone's word as gospel

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Senior Software Engineer @Multiverse — ex @Skyscanner & @NETAPORTER