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What is the best advice you can give to a junior programmer?

Practice makes perfection. I can’t elaborate more than this.
 
Don’t be disappointed if you see code and apps that look pretty complicated. Believe me, those who made such apps like Instagram, WhatsApp or Facebook have practiced a decade, maybe decades, to make such apps. You need time. The difference between a master and a beginner is time.
 
You need a good team that inspires you and push you beyond your limits.
 
Write clear and readable codes along with comments. It will help you to read your own code after a decade and let other programmers know what you did.
 
 
Syntax should be written with utmost concentration. A little syntax mistake can rise lots of problem, like forgetting a semicolon or writing fuction() instead of function().

 
Write meaningful and simple names for your variables, functions or whatever plus master reading others’ code. Again, I can’t stress it more than this, for others already did.
 
There is no such big problem in coding. There is always a set of small problems that forms that big problem.
 
Read a lot of books. Books have always been the best resources to learn anything. Read at least 100 books about your major.

 
 
Don’t think you are bored while coding. The bitter truth is that you are not bored; you are just not motivated.
 
Don’t always believe in YouTubers, saying top 10 programming language to learn in 2018. When you see the list, Pascal comes first.
 
Don’t worry about the time to learn coding. It usually takes a decade to master a language. Just make sure you are not going astray. Every good thing needs time. Don’t hurry to make stuffs done overnight.
 
I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded.
 
~ Mark Zuckerberg
 
Work on your problem solving skills. Remember you are not paid to write code; you are paid to solve problems.