Ten things I learned from being a programmer

 I started programming in HTML and CSS over twenty years ago. Since then, I've learned a lot. It's so hard to make a program work, but if you learn the basics it becomes much easier. Here are the top 10 things I learned when becoming a programmer:

• Every concept in programming is just a variation of the "Hello World" program. 
• Eliminated all unused variables, functions and classes. 
• Learn to add both single-line comments and block comments and make sure to comment your code.
• Comment your code, even if you are the only one writing it.
• Udemy is the best place to learn programming, outside of Youtube. 
• Coding challenges can be fun, but are out of reach for the beginner. Learn the basics. 
• There are websites that allow you to publish your programs. 
• Having people use your software is very gratifying.
• Regular expressions will save your life. 
• Walter Isaacson's Innovators is a good book for this subject. 

These are just the ones I could think of right now. I will add more insights to future lists.