---
title: "Don’t Just Write Code, Solve Problems"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-write-code-solve-problems-vff0xfkcd
source_url: https://medium.com/better-programming/dont-just-write-code-solve-problems-b5c4ed3f9d0d
type: article
source: "Better Programming"
published: 2021-01-21T13:33:38.717Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 21
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Don’t Just Write Code, Solve Problems

**[Better Programming](https://daily.dev/sources/btrprog)** · 9 min read · 21 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Focus on problem-solving to improve your code skills. Don’t Just Write Code, Solve Problems. George Polya was an amazing mathematician. He devoted a considerable part of his career to figuring out systematic methods of problem-Solving, discovery, and invention.

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**@kievandres** · 1 upvotes

> Great!

**@davik4life** · 1 upvotes

> Awesome. Thanks for sharing such a great content.

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