Data from a first portion of a memory cell of a plurality of memory cells is read. A first programming pass is performed on another memory cell of the plurality of memory cells by providing new data to the another memory cell. A second programming pass is performed on the memory cell by providing additional data to the first portion of the memory cell based on the reading of the first portion of the memory cell. The first programming pass and the second programming pass correspond to a two-pass programming operation associated with the plurality of memory cells.