Have you ever wondered why programs often break or crush? It is because of the programming mistakes any programmer is likely to make when making the program. It is about time that you started to pay a lot more attention to your work. Here are some of the mistakes to avoid.

  1. Poor commenting practice

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The comments are important to help a person to learn more about what the program does while it is running. Many people often forget about this section, they simply keep on going with the coding part without minding about the comments. The comment section is like a road map to your program, it will help you next time to know exactly what is going on with the program at a particular section. It could also be a different person trying to make upgrades to the program.

  1. Poor variable naming

People often use variable names such as a, b, and c, but what do they mean exactly. When you encounter such a variable in a program, you will want to get back to where the variable was first defined for you to understand what it means. The problem is when there are no comments to help understand the variables. A good programmer should use variable names that can easily explain itself without having to deal with the headaches of understanding what it means.

  1. Poor code formatting

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There is a way you format your code and it comes out looking just perfect. It is important that you adopt good code formatting to make your code easier to understand. May be you have ever adopted a code from another programmer, you might it hard to understand the program, especially if there seems to be no flow at all. It is time for you to start arranging your work properly to show professionalism.

  1. Poor error checking

Error checking is quite important as it helps the programmer find some bugs and errors then fix them. There is a reason we have a beta test in place. This helps by other people using the program to identify the errors before you can release to the public for use. It is during this time that you will find and fix errors. Without fixing these errors, your program might keep on breaking when least expected.

By fixing the mentioned programming mistakes and many others, you are one step ahead in making the best programs that we need for various uses.