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April 14, 2017April 18, 2017 by Pointless Button Studios

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@shecodesthings is #coding on #twitch today. First time streaming so she's super nervous😱 give her some encouragement! ❤️ . . She's got some light music on in Spotify and a coding cam pointing at herself typing lol. She says: Progress is slow with the million bugs right now 🤣🤣 . . Getting there 👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍💻 - you can do it Amina! Fighting!

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@shecodesthings stream didn't save from last night 😂 such a #twitch noob! She didn't have the settings set up fully. Still doesnt! But slowly but surely eh? ❤️ . . #hollowknight shenanigans again tonight, she gets the feeling she'll be playing this for a good while! She's half asleep so let's see what happens 😅😅 haha👍

🕹️🕹️So @shecodesthings has been getting a lot of people asking her if she STREAMS ... 🤔 . . Well she does now! Haha... Today is her FIRST STREAM ever on Twitch @pointlessbuttonstudios 🕹️🕹️... . . She'll be noob platforming on #hollowknight today 😂 feel free to watch her epic failing in perpetual motion 😳 ⚔️⚔️ ☠️ . . #indiegamedeveloper at play 🕹️

@shecodesthings is ready to set off on a game dev debugging adventure with her handy rubber duck syndrome Batman! 🤣 . . As a lonely coder on her team she often has to find ways to get things done but still keep the process fun and motivating. And tbh it isn't always like that, taking on a complex game is intimidating and she's learning new things everyday! The journey is the grind! Growth is a huge part of being a coder 🕹️ and getting comfortable in an unknown space is practically a 💥 coder superpower 💥 . . 🤔 On Debugging 🤔 Though print statements are a good way to start a simple debugging process, don't be afraid to use debugging tools in your IDE . . They are not only helpful if you give them a chance but faster to setup and find complex bugs and side effects 👍 . . Use post-its & comments in your code to aid your thought process, and place reminders on your phone and take breaks when your brain fizzles out! 🐌 . . Get out your pen and paper ✏️ your whiteboard, your drawing tablet, whatever! And make code flow charts 🗒️ Talk to a friend or your own version of a rubber duck 🤣 🐤 . . At the end of the day, if you've been coding for a while, you'll automatically develop your own style! 🎩 But just remember to keep your eyes 👀 and ears open to improving your process, because if you don't - it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking you're becoming an old dog that can't be taught new tricks 😮🐕 . . Mentality is a huge part of coding, so keep your mind open and positive and be ready to learn from your peers and switch up your style and experiment 👩‍🔬

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🔊🔊🔊 . . @shecodesthings typing in some UI implementations today 🤘😆🤘 Gotta get that inventory double click working ❤️ . . 🎵 Music creds: Zedge Darth Vader 8 Bit by SlapTop 🎵

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