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Re:Ask HN: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? by louhike on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @05:48AM (#13819413)
No, he is just saying that he does not have to worry about being as good. It is just a choice.

I do not have children but I do not want to spend much time learning outside of my work. But some parents like to learn outside of work.

He does not cite any statistics either so you are making a lot of shortcuts.

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Re:Ask HN: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? by richmarr on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @06:09AM (#13819488)
> No, he is just saying that he does not have to worry about being as good. It is just a choice.

Also, being "good" isn't simply a function of whether you've read up on the latest tech fad. A lot of the stuff we chase is an incremental improvement (and in some cases a step backwards).

Parenting also helps practice empathy, which is an severely underrated skill in technology circles.

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