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The best way to learn a language/framework/skill is to build something with it. A blog can be straightforward, personal, and interesting to work on. Building yo
by mcav 16y ago
The best way to learn a language/framework/skill is to build something with it. A blog can be straightforward, personal, and interesting to work on. Building your own blog is a great way to advance your skills, particularly when you're new to the technology you're building it with.
My current blog is static content generated with Clojure. My previous blog was generated with Python. It's good to have something you can tinker with in your free time. Get out there and work on something. There's nothing wrong with building your own blog. "Productivity" be damned.
- kapilkaisare 16y agoA corollary: The best way to learn a language or framework is to solve a problem with a known solution. When you're building a blog for the nth time, your only focus is on the language/framework features you'll be using to express your solution, not the solution itself.
- jacques_chester 16y agoReducing confounding factors in experiments comes under the heading of Science! (exclamation mark optional).
- Vivtek 16y agoThe best way to learn a language/skill is to design and implement it yourself. (My problem has always been that I tend to get a little too meta... But I'm enjoying myself.)