5 habits of highly successful developers

Developers who learn several languages and value experience over education are more likely to find jobs, according to a survey from HackerRank.

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Developers know four programming languages on average, and plan to learn four more. — HackerRank, 2018
While 67% of developers have computer science degrees, 74% said they were at least partially self-taught. — HackerRank, 2018

Developers remain in great demand, but the most successful share certain characteristics that help them both on the job and on personal projects, according to the 2018 Developer Skills Report from HackerRank, released Tuesday.

Here are five habits of successful developers, according to the 39,000-plus surveyed for the report. Some of these habits are specific to developers, while others may lead to success in any profession.