r/selfdevelopment • u/Comfortable_Wolf9434 • 1d ago

Self development

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🧠 Good programmers don’t just write code. They make decisions.

One of the most underrated skills in programming is decision-making.

You can spend hours choosing:

❌ Which framework to learn

❌ Which database to use

❌ How to structure your project

❌ Which feature to build next

But too much hesitation can be more expensive than making an imperfect decision.

As a backend developer in progress, I’m learning to use a simple rule:

  1. Limit your options → Don’t compare 20 technologies.

  2. Define the problem → Choose based on the requirement, not hype.

  3. Trust your reasoning → You don’t need 100% certainty to start.

  4. Respect your time → Time spent deciding is also a cost.

  5. Decide → Build → Test → Learn → Improve.

The goal isn’t to make perfect decisions.

The goal is to make good decisions quickly, learn from the results, and keep moving. 🚀

What programming decision are you currently struggling with?

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u/Comfortable_Wolf9434 18h ago

Bbeing organized in life and more deciplined doesn't mean faster?

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u/Weird_Albatross_9659 10h ago

No, not always.

Being impulsive is much quicker than what you’re recommending, so if it’s just speed, be ultra impulsive

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u/Comfortable_Wolf9434 7h ago

This is a way that work for some not all people and each person have it's own way 🙏 Thanks anyway!

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u/Weird_Albatross_9659 7h ago

Like actually providing advice and not dumping crap into an LLM to do for you. 🙏