ruby的作者matz的program top ten tips

ruby的作者matz的program top ten tips

Q: Can you share your 10 top tips for those thinking of getting into the computing field? Can you describe your role with your company and how you plan to shape the company one year and two years into the future, and in the long term?

A:

• Learn more than one programming languages, preferably many different style ones, like scripting, object-oriented, functional, logic, etc. Learning languages teaches you many about programming.
  
• Read good books, for example, "Pragmatic Programmers", "Refactoring", and "Art of Computer Science".
  
• Read the source code. The source code is the source of information and knowledge. Thanks to the opensource.
  
• Don't focus too much on tools. Tools changes. Algorithms and basic fundamentals don't.
  
• Don't focus too much on machines. Programmers often fall in the computer's view point. But human make programs, programs serve human. Don't forget that programming is a human oriented activity.
  
• Be lazy. Machines should serve human being. Often programmers serve machines unconsciously. Let machines serve you. Do everything you can to make you lazy.
  
• Test early, test often. Write test suites before you code, if possible.
  
• Be nice to others. Consider interface first, man to man, man to machine, and machine to machine. Again, remember, human factor is important.
  
• Be creative.
  
• Enjoy programming and life. I believe that is one of the purposes of life.

简译如下：学习多种语言，多读好书，多读源码，注意基础算法而不是多变的工具，别因为机器而忘了人，做“懒人”，早测试多测试，用好的接口善待别人，创新，享受编程和生活。

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