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Where did you learn most of your good coding practices?   [Edit]

Survey period: 3 Jan 2005 to 9 Jan 2005

Not everything you need to know about programming can be found in a book.

OptionVotes% 
School / courses696.04
Work28024.50
Books / online articles32228.17
Online discussions393.41
Conferences / training camps20.17
Mentor322.80
Self taught37132.46

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GeneralSelf taught Pin
Alexander M.,9-Jan-05 11:04
Alexander M.,9-Jan-05 11:04 
GeneralI really feel sorry for the guy who learned from "i-oports"... Pin
Shog97-Jan-05 11:30
sitebuilderShog97-Jan-05 11:30 
Generalbooks and school is just the beginning... Pin
Signal-96-Jan-05 7:34
Signal-96-Jan-05 7:34 
GeneralI should probably vet this through Nish but... Pin
Paul Watson7-Jan-05 5:18
sitebuilderPaul Watson7-Jan-05 5:18 
GeneralRe: I should probably vet this through Nish but... Pin
DavidNohejl8-Jan-05 10:39
DavidNohejl8-Jan-05 10:39 
GeneralRe: I should probably vet this through Nish but... Pin
Signal-98-Jan-05 10:59
Signal-98-Jan-05 10:59 
Generalsourceforge Pin
Almighty Bob5-Jan-05 14:28
Almighty Bob5-Jan-05 14:28 
GeneralSelf taught Pin
John R. Shaw5-Jan-05 11:08
John R. Shaw5-Jan-05 11:08 
GeneralThe Bible: Code Complete. Pin
Eric Giard5-Jan-05 2:55
Eric Giard5-Jan-05 2:55 
GeneralRe: The Bible: Code Complete. Pin
Jason De Arte5-Jan-05 11:47
Jason De Arte5-Jan-05 11:47 
GeneralRe: The Bible: Code Complete. Pin
Bamaco26-Jan-05 0:36
Bamaco26-Jan-05 0:36 
GeneralThe Final Selection Pin
Darf Fader5-Jan-05 1:34
Darf Fader5-Jan-05 1:34 
GeneralRe: The Final Selection Pin
Daniel Grunwald5-Jan-05 3:28
Daniel Grunwald5-Jan-05 3:28 
GeneralWhere learnt Pin
LorinM4-Jan-05 7:21
LorinM4-Jan-05 7:21 
GeneralDefinitly not school. Pin
John M. Drescher4-Jan-05 6:32
John M. Drescher4-Jan-05 6:32 
GeneralRe: Definitly not school. Pin
kryzchek4-Jan-05 6:56
kryzchek4-Jan-05 6:56 
GeneralRe: Definitly not school. Pin
Dimitris Vasiliadis5-Jan-05 1:47
Dimitris Vasiliadis5-Jan-05 1:47 
GeneralBooks and selftaught? Pin
Prakash Nadar4-Jan-05 4:15
Prakash Nadar4-Jan-05 4:15 
GeneralRe: Books and selftaught? Pin
James R. Twine4-Jan-05 6:42
James R. Twine4-Jan-05 6:42 
GeneralRe: Books and selftaught? Pin
FocusedWolf4-Jan-05 11:06
FocusedWolf4-Jan-05 11:06 
Generalbooks eventually Pin
feline_dracoform4-Jan-05 0:29
feline_dracoform4-Jan-05 0:29 
when i started my first job i thought i knew what i was doing Smile | :)

i was self taught from some basic books and various small programs that i had written just for fun.

i knew what functions were, and i even used them, so of course i assumed that everything was wonderful Wink | ;)

over the last year or two i have really learned a LOT from codeproject, online forums, and mainly from books. ironically most of the books i found via online forum's, so i ended up voting for books.

Meyer's Effective C++ was a major eye opener!

however i needed a few years in the trenches, having to re-write and totally re-structure my own and other peoples code before i had the experience to really understand what concepts like refactoring and all of these other ideas were about.

now i am embodying the old saying "the more you learn the less you know" Smile | :)

next up i need to read the gang of four, and learn to apply this as well.
GeneralCListCtrl Pin
DavidNohejl3-Jan-05 14:43
DavidNohejl3-Jan-05 14:43 
GeneralRe: CListCtrl Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson4-Jan-05 8:38
Jörgen Sigvardsson4-Jan-05 8:38 
GeneralRe: CListCtrl Pin
Nitron5-Jan-05 5:43
Nitron5-Jan-05 5:43 
GeneralRe: CListCtrl Pin
DavidNohejl5-Jan-05 6:32
DavidNohejl5-Jan-05 6:32 

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