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title: You don’t have to remember everything to be a good programmer
url: https://gomakethings.com/you-dont-have-to-remember-everything-to-be-a-good-programmer/
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<p>A common challenge I hear from people who are learning to code is how hard it is to <em>remember all the things</em>.</p>

<p>One thing you’ll learn as you get deeper into programming is that even senior developers look stuff up ALL THE TIME.</p>

<p>It’s important to remember concepts and high level approaches, but don’t worry about remembering the details. You can always look that stuff up when you need it.</p>

<p>Hell, <a href="https://vanillajstoolkit.com">I built an entire website of regularly used code snippets</a> to make it easier for to copy/paste and look up common stuff I was using frequently.</p>