How can I develop my technical skills?
How to improve your technical skills
- Dedicate time to reading around.
- Identify your favourite tech-related media outlets.
- Curate your own public profile.
- Use tools to increase your own efficiency.
- Analyse what you consume.
- Start building your skill set.
- Experiment, experiment, experiment.
Do you believe everything you read about programming in the news?
You don’t believe all the news you read is legit or that the photos you see aren’t Photoshopped, so don’t take everything that you read literally. Just because it’s about programming does not mean it’s reliable or correct. It was written by a person, and people make mistakes and are biased.
Do you have to be strong in math to be a programmer?
No, you don’t have to be strong in math to be a programmer. Math skills can be helpful, but they’re not necessary. If you’re insecure about your math abilities, I recommend learning propositional logic. The principles covered in propositional logic are the building blocks of programming.
Is it difficult to learn programming as a beginner?
Yes, it’s difficult to learn programming, not because of who you are, but because there are a lot of topics to learn. First rule, accept that the following scenario is going to happen: you’re introduced to a new topic that makes absolutely no sense to you. That scenario is going to happen over and over again.
How does the UK rank in computer programming skills?
In recent tests to assess the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds from across the world, the UK ranked 26th for maths and 20th for science, down overall from 28th and 16th respectively in 2009. For a view of young people’s potential in computer programming careers, however, such tests don’t necessarily tell the full story.