How can I improve programming skills?

Here are some skills that a programmer must have:-

1. Positive attitude: A great developer doesn’t let their ego get in the way of taking feedback. A good way to instill a positive attitude is to give them interesting projects to work on, give them a sense of ownership and praise them for good work.
2. Supreme communication skills: good communication skills directly correlate with good developer skills. A great developer is able to understand problems clearly, they understand concepts quickly, or ask the right questions to understand.
3. Great at time and task management: Great developers are highly reliable. An important skill is the ability to estimate the amount of time needed to complete a task, communicating this and delivering on it.
4. Deep and broad technical experience: great developers have worked with a handful of technologies long enough to become experts. The right programmer for your project will be able to hit the ground running because they already know the right technologies.
5. High-end user focus: A great programmer thinks of the end user of the software and works to solve the problems for them within the abilities of the organization.

Ways in which you can improve your programming skills are as follows:

1. Choose the programming language you would like to learn: Well this question seems to be very straight forward, especially for a beginner. Firstly you have to decide which language you are going to learn. Once you  have a good command on one programming language you will be able to switch between languages very easily.
2. Read about basics and core concepts: It is very important to read the basics of any programming language while you learn to code. The core concepts although you don’t see them visually while looking at code but they are present in each and every line. Understanding the core concept is the first skill a programmer must have as its programming skill. Some of the more basic  and common core concepts of a programming language are: variables, control structures, data structures, syntax, tools etc.
3. Read, write and run: Try to create small programs or applications while reading so that you can gain the practical knowledge as well. It will also help you test your skills immediately, learn to code and you can correct yourself at the same time and thus improves your programming skills. There are so many tools to test your code online and see it running. This technique will make your learning interesting and easy.
4. Try to solve quizzes or mathematical problems with programming: In programing solving a problem is not enough. Your solution must be highly optimized as well. When you try to solve a particular quiz or mathematical problem with your programming you end with a solution. But to have the best solution you must optimize your program. It must execute faster, use less memory and still be accurate.
5. Improve your programming skills by facing online challenges and coding questions: This one is a fun activity while you learn to code. Participating in online challenges and coding quizzes will help you gain more knowledge. You will meet competitors and also friends who can help you learn better.
6. Keep learning one new concept everyday: Ideally you must learn a new programming concept everyday so that you can keep filling your programming skills bucket. This will enable you to increase your reach and prepare you for future so that you can use your skill-set to solve problems.
7. Move on to advanced programming gradually: Do not go for advanced programming immediately otherwise you will find yourself in the middle of lot of unknown stuff.slide into advanced programming with ease. Get your basic concepts solid and then learn 1 new advanced  technique each daily.
8. Share your problem: whenever you face a particular problem. You can solve it in a better way by sharing on social media or to the communities who are dedicated to such things.

9.Join an online course: If it all sounds confusing to you then it is better to join online courses. The online courses will help you gain knowledge quickly and improve in a more professional way. Choose the online course which fits your budget as almost all the good course providers are paid services. There will be many courses and depending on your expertise you can choose from beginners in order to improve towards advanced levels.