How to become more detail-oriented

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kenthomsp

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kenthomsp
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I have always been prone to making errors my entire life. What I liked about coding was the fast feedback loop of realizing something was wrong and then fixing it. However in a corporate environment you really can't test things out and your smallest mistakes are heavily vetted by reviewers.

Do people like me who are prone to random mistakes end up burning out? Am I not meant for this type of work or will it at some point click and I will suddenly start making less mistakes.

I think the root cause is that I am really bad at checking my own work. I have been bad at that since grade school.

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  • Uber
    ubery

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    ubery
    “How to become more detailed detail-oriented”

    > I have always been prone to making errors my entire life.

    Yup.
    Yesterday 1
  • New
    refplease

    New

    refplease
    You're probably just like most people and dislike carefully double and triple checking your work. Just take it slow when you're reviewing your code. You'll be restless and itching to just skim through but that's how mistakes fall through the cracks. This is a habit built from constant practice, so it probably won't just magically click. Keep at it, recognizing the problem is always the first step. I'm sure you'll figure out something that works for you :)
    Yesterday 1
  • Amazon
    buffalol

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    buffalol
    1. slow down
    2. pretend you are presenting/explaining your work to someone to ensure a clear train of thought with no mistakes
    3. there is a finite amount of work to be checked, you can check all of, just be methodical
    4. work backwards from the end goal and make sure every component connects to it in some way
    Yesterday 3
  • VMware
    yoyoxLover

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    yoyoxLover
    Fix your life to fix your code.

    Become more detail oriented in all aspects of life. The craft will naturally flow to the coding. You cannot be a clumsy person and then expect yourself to be great coder.
    Yesterday 0
  • Amazon
    itfhj

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    itfhj
    Write down what you think - before doing anything.

    Think of you yourself as a service that logs everything before it does anything. It’ll feel slow at first but you’ll be less sloppy so you’ll save time in the end.
    Yesterday 0