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Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by emeraldd on Friday August 09, 2019 @09:45AM (#20654242)
Here's my approach. Do your best to aware of as many tools/techniques as possible, know where to look for information on the ones that look/become promising or useful, and build deep knowledge on the ones you wind up regularly using.

It's very useful to have enough exposure to things to be able to tell generally what's going on and to know what you need to look up.

Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by bamboozled on Friday August 09, 2019 @09:49AM (#20654269)
Here is the interesting thing about reading books, I once thought reading books and remembering everything about the text is the goal; However over time I’ve learned there is value in having read the book, understanding the material and then you know where to reference the information should you need it in the future.
Re:Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books progr... by nine_k on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:04AM (#20654398)
Often reading good books is less helpful than it could be because the books answer questions you don't yet have.

Reading and practicing is key.