Efficiency Upgrade for developers

Developers solve problems. Good developers solve problems efficiently. The reward for that efficiency is [insert your preferred reward here]. Let’s assume you’re simply motivated by the satisfaction of a job well done (or maybe a promotion, a raise, longer lunch breaks, or just some extra time with your family). Whatever the motivation, the secret to solving problems efficiently is not inventing everything from scratch. Certainly the secret is not spinning your mental wheels hoping for inspiration. And most definitely the secret is not using
Intellisense to arbitrarily try classes, methods, and properties until something works.
The secret to solving development problems efficiently is having the right information and the means to find the information you don’t have.
If you have been developing software for more than a week, you know that a working knowledge of language syntax and program construction
(that is, “programming”) is only a small part of the necessary skill set for solving problems with software. As a developer, you need to understand the technologies, processes, and methods available to you. You also need to have a set of reliable resources you can turn to when you encounter problems.
Below you will find some resource recommendations to help you find the information you need to help solve development problems more efficiently so you can get on with living the rest of your life.