5 Habits That Made Me a Better Developer

1. Writing Code Every Day (Even Small Things)

Practice compounds. Even solving one coding challenge or tweaking a side project daily builds momentum and muscle memory.

It keeps your brain “in the zone.”

2. Reading Other People’s Code

GitHub, open source projects, code reviews at work — reading great (and bad) code taught me more than tutorials ever could.

You start seeing patterns, styles, and anti-patterns clearly.

3. Writing Everything Down

Whether it’s bugs, ideas, or how I solved a tricky problem — I write it down.

Notes = memory booster.

Bonus: they often turn into blog posts later.

4. Asking ‘Why’ More Often

Instead of just Googling “how to center a div,” I started asking why certain things work.

That shift made me a stronger problem-solver and better at system design.

5. Teaching What I Learn (Even in Small Ways)

Explaining a concept — even in a tweet or short post — forces clarity.

I understood promises and closures only after I tried teaching them to others.

These habits didn’t turn me into a 10x developer overnight.

But they helped me build consistency, confidence, and curiosity — which is way better.

💬 What habits helped you become a better dev? Let’s share and grow together. 👇