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I learn a lot already, and it helped until ~5 years ago, when I started seeing familiar patterns in new stuff (especially one having big "hype count"). I can co
by dottedmag 16y ago
I learn a lot already, and it helped until ~5 years ago, when I started seeing familiar patterns in new stuff (especially one having big "hype count"). I can count new interesting ideas with my fingers on one hand.
Hmm... Execution model of Erlang. Systematical approach to computing in Haskell community. Deployment model of GAE. That's all. The rest is just an rehearsal of old ideas (those mentioned are also rehearsals, but the previous iterations did not get significant traction).
- kranner 16y ago'New skills' can mean more than just stuff in programming! To paraphrase Robert Heinlein, learn to "change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure..."
- stcredzero 16y agoI learn a lot already, and it helped until ~5 years ago, when I started seeing familiar patterns in new stuff Then you are ready for the next level: see what other gems there are in CS/tech history that are yet undiscovered.