--- title: 3 Habits That Will Help You Become a Top Developer description: Who/what, according to you, is a programmer’s best friend? Some say coffee, others say keyboard shortcuts but I think it is Stack Overflow. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-habits-that-will-help-you-become-a-top-developer-u-wf0gy5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 Habits That Will Help You Become a Top Developer | daily.dev og:description: Who/what, according to you, is a programmer’s best friend? 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