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A comment on Ask HN: What is your programming training schedule?.

Re:Ask HN: What is your programming training schedule? by jpamata on Sunday September 10, 2017 @09:32PM (#15215258)
I prefer to learn from books as I find it easier to pace oneself. Every day, I check out what book packtpub is offering for free. Aside from that, I also subscribe to safari books (they have a free trial - no credit card required, check it out). Every now and then I see something that interests me and I spend at least a week or two going through the book. If a topic interests me enough, I'd check out another book, look at online courses, spend my time on the forums delving deeper, and maybe start a project.

Link: https://www.packtpub.com/packt/offers/free-learning

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Re:Ask HN: What is your programming training schedule? by muzani on Sunday September 10, 2017 @09:48PM (#15215329)
Do you have any particular way of reading? Like just read the same book in your spare time, or flip between books as long as they hold your interest? Or even a way of choosing which books to read?
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Re:Ask HN: What is your programming training schedule? by jpamata on Monday September 11, 2017 @02:53AM (#15216517)
Most of the time, I flip between two books. The trick is to pick books that complement each other. Like say maths and machine learning, or a book on JavaScript and a JS framework. I usually read on the mornings & weekends and then spend an hour or two doing the exercises/projects at night, after work.
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