The 5-Step Process to Improve at Anything

How do I get better at UI design? How do I improve my presentation skills? How do I grow my skills at working with a database? How do I get better at learning on my own? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.
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[@andergarcia1115]

I wanted to thank you for this awesome video and your valuable insights. I learned so much!

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@dailydoseofdotnet]

How to get better at making KZbin videos: 1. Pick a simple video idea 2. Create a video on your own 3. Review videos on similar topics from top creators 4. Apply what you learn in subsequent videos 5. Repeat Great video 👍

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks!

[@DeepWorksStudios]

Thanks a lot for you producing this valuable content

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@RealTshepiso]

Thanks Tim

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@faisalalhoqani6151]

Thank you dear Tim keep it up.

[@IAmTimCorey]

You are welcome.

[@ianharcourtsmith]

{description} is missing btw :)

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@andywalter7426]

What does a person do when they have the opposite experience where they do it then watch somebody else but then find out what the person did was much better than what they watched. I had that many times where I actually did much better than others at something.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I've noticed this pattern in your replies. You seem to think that your applications are perfect, your skills are better than others, and that you don't have the ability to improve based upon what you've said in comments. Here's the thing: ultimately, you don't get to decide that. Others do. Here's what I would encourage you to do: put your content out in the world to be evaluated. Create an open source project. Build a commercial application. Create something that others can use. Then use that as a means of evaluating your skills. If people don't like it or don't use it, you haven't arrived yet. Learn from it and get better. Build something people actually want to use. Don't fall into the trap of blaming everyone else, though. If no one uses your application, it isn't their fault. If people try your applications but stop using them, it isn't their fault. Part of being a developer is identifying needs and solving them. If no one wants to use your application, you need to figure out what you can do to better meet their needs rather than blaming them.

[@ngocphuongle4990]

Hi Im newbie, I use VS Code with C# but I cant find the red underline check error, how can you have it?

[@IAmTimCorey]

VS Code won't have all of the same features as Visual Studio.

[@psaravanancse]

i want to become chief technology officer. kindly share your thoughts on the same

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for the suggestion. Please add it to the list on the suggestion site so others can vote on it as well: suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/

[@ianharcourtsmith]

At first don't try to make something too complex or unique - make something that you can find examples and better versions of. Then you can build up your skills and library... I make this mistake a lot.

[@IAmTimCorey]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bobweiram6321]

Forget all of them. Follow Apple's UI guidelines.

[@IAmTimCorey]

I'm not sure how you are seeing the relationship between the two. First, just following a specific UI guideline is a way to follow, not innovate or improve your skills. Second, we are talking about improving at anything. We aren't just talking about how to design user interfaces. It is an example to show the pattern.