· Chuck Conway · Productivity · 1 min read
Boost Your Productivity: 6 Tips to Coding Faster
Boost your coding efficiency by using familiar tools, focusing on the task at hand, and leveraging keyboard shortcuts and automation.
Tip 1
Use the same keyboard and mouse at work as you do at home.
Most organizations will buy you a mouse and keyboard of your liking if asked. If not bring your own into to work.
Tip 2
Concentrate on the essence, not the ceremony.
The more time you spend on the tool is less time you can devote to the problem.
Tip 3
In Windows, type the first part of the previous command and then hit F8. The shell will perform a backward search through previous commands that match the first part of what you’ve just typed.
Tip 4
When coding, always prefer the keyboard over the mouse.
Tip 5
Automate, automate, automate.
Tip 6
Use tools for other purposes than they are intended for. For example operating on large number of files can be a challenge is C#. Tools like Ant, NAnt, Rake are designed for this purpose.
