Plan of Action

All this stuff will only really sink in if you internalize it to a subconscious level, which requires constant practice. You really need to make the internalization of these things into a part of your daily routine. Re-read the approach section in the introduction, and you’ll know what to do.

Ordering the list of things by decreasing ROI is a personal exercise, but below I’ll provide the top handful of things that most average programmers could start with.

• naming
• consistency
• format your code
• avoid nested branching
• avoid long functions
• communicate intent

Anybody who nails just these is already beyond “average” as a programmer. But, as you can imagine from the total number of things discussed (currently 54), room for improvement is abundant. Enjoy your growth!

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