Re:Teach Yourself Computer Science
by irrational on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:28AM
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This is so true. I love technology, but once I leave work I want to learn more about woodworking, baking, languages, history, gardening, euro board games, hiking/camping, fitness, landscaping, etc. etc. There are so many worthwhile things to learn and do outside of programming that if I don't learn it on the job I'm probably not going to find time for it outside the job.
Re:Teach Yourself Computer Science
by pertymcpert on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @08:14AM
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Isn't having to learn a new language/framework every month a symptom of not being a top class engineer? If you're a web developer code monkey yes that might be important for career development, but the fundamentals are mostly unchanged/rehashed from 80s research.
I agree with this sentiment and what's even more frustrating as a old (and since I'm over 35, rapidly aging) developer I find it incredibly sorry state of affairs that even the Type 1 kind of engineers mentioned in the article have to put in the off work hours in learning the newest buzz word language /framework /rehash of the day, to be able to keep doing what they love doing.
The other thing also is the frustration that those of us who actually love to learn, love to learn more than just technology. One of my friends actually choose to not give into the hype and not trading his time improving as a jazz musician, graphic artist and whatever else takes his fancy for learning the latest tech-du-jour. My own imposter syndrome keeps me from being able to take that kind of a risk. This is sad.