A breakdown of 4 simple software engineering and coding habits that improved my productivity. These include keyboard shortcuts, learning to say no, reaching flow state faster, and keeping a big book of commands handy.

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Discover key habits that can transform productivity in software engineering, including leaving work slightly unfinished, improving keyboard and mouse shortcuts, keeping a list of searchable commands and links, and learning to say 'no'.

4 simple software engineering habits that transformed my productivity

1. Leave work slightly unfinished for easier flow the next day

2. Get better at keyboard and mouse shortcuts

3. Keep a list of searchable commands and links handy

#3 Keep a list of searchable commands and links handy is an underrated tip.
I have markdown documents for every environment or IDE that I use. It’s like a wizard’s spell book. I can easily search using Obsidian to search or link from personal project pages I create.

Yes the above post is something a baby(new to the dev world) developer should be using in the start of his career to get the boost one might need.
Nicely said.