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Ask HN: Skill you want to learn in 2022?
I am looking to learn more about 3d printing and how to create things for my place. I also would like to learn a little about Unity 3d programming.
I am curious what skill you want to learn in the coming year?
- csmiller 5y agoskiing, maybe driving
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- taffronaut 5y agoClassical double bass bowing technique - I'm looking to diversify from primarily being a jazz player due to scarcity of jazz gigs. I'm now actively looking for a teacher to start asap in the New Year.
- frontman1988 5y agoVR/AR dev. The idea of creating your own immersive universe sounds fun.
- speedgoose 5y agoIt's fun but very difficult. I never managed to do anything very useful but I would recommend it. Dealing with user interfaces in VR/AR makes web development feel a lot easier.
- Stevvo 5y agoIt's not particularly difficult with the help of Unity. Building complex things is difficult, but that's always the case.
- spdegabrielle 5y agoHow to design programming languages
- boydjohnson_ 5y agohttps://github.com/langjam/langjam https://github.com/langjam/langjam This is a programming language development hackathon that is happening in December.
- mbg721 5y agoI want to get some basic woodworking skills together. I can do simple household plumbing, and I'm not going anywhere near electricity or roofing, but I would love to be able to patch up that corner of the staircase and have it look decent.
- mr_tristan 5y agoYou might want to look up carpentry, instead of woodworking. They're actually pretty different in skills and approach. It's like, with woodworking, step one is often "make everything perfectly square". In carpentry, nothing will ever be square. So you just have pretty different problems to solve
- defterGoose 5y agoIn construction contracting, an 1/8-1/4" tolerance is sufficient depending on the scale involved. With fine joinery, I typically find myself in the 1/32-1/16" range.
- mattbrewsbytes 5y agoI think of carpentry more like building a deck or a shed and woodworking is more of building a bench or a bookcase. Even with woodworking things end up not square and fixing/hiding those mistakes is part of the project, just using a smaller scale than carpentry.
- scotuswroteus 5y agoMan I would love to really get into either, but I have a 9-6 in the Bay Area and the one "workshop" weekend class I took was about tool use. It's really difficult to get into anything in a serious way, but any tips about somewhere in the Bay that really gets you into "carpentry" or into "woodworking" on weekends would be excellent!
- codingdave 5y agoIt sounds like you are trying to filter out unsafe hobbies? Electricity can be done carefully and safely - just know your limits. I'd recommend at least getting comfy replacing outlets and switches. If you want to go one step further, light fixtures are also not too bad. Basically, anything where you just disconnect one widget from between two wires, and replace it with a different widget is fair game for most people. I call someone if I need new wires run or need to touch the main panels, though. Likewise, woodworking is not as safe as most people think. Saws can bite you, as can drills, routers, etc... even rough edges on wood, or flying chunks of wood when you are teaching your 14 year old son to build a workbench and he just stands up a piece of wood next to your head and starts up a hand-held belt sander on it without clamping it. The point being that tools that use electricity can be just as dangerous as the wires that carry the current, so plan accordingly.
- pkrotich 5y agoI’ll finally dig into frontend frameworks like react. I’m an old fart (started as C dev) and assumed it was a fad years ago - even thought no JavaScript was the future. Silly me, now I have to play catch-up.
- gaws 5y agoYou're fine. C will always be around, and there will always be a need for C people.
- pindogu 5y agoBeing decent at Java, the first programming language i am currently learning :)
- asadawadia 5y agocheck out kotlin
- xu3u32 5y agoThe internet is always there to sidetrack you once you pick a direction. Learn Java. Build something. Kotlin will always be there and you will have a greater appreciation for it.
- danr4 5y agopublic speaking writing timeboxing
- misterioss 5y agoFly FPV drone
- ranuzz 5y agoWriting. Mainly fiction writing and publish something on wattpad or similar platform.
- Reflecticon 5y agoSame here. Let's do this brother/sister!
- teddygraham326 5y agoNot sure if it counts as a skill but I want to be able to run a half marathon. To word it towards the question, I want to pick up the skill of distance running
- tinza123 5y agoI did it early this year, finished on April 15th. I was not an avid runner by any means, onlyed picked up running around Sept 2020, started from daily walking only. You can absolutely do that, and it will feel awesome after you achieved it
- tomcooks 5y agoGot into running during my sober October, I suggest you start with the COUCH25K program so you build a solid foundation.
- risktopark 5y agoDigital filter design for a buchla 296e inspired filterbank https://youtu.be/hB0nqwSIXrk https://youtu.be/hB0nqwSIXrk
- zck 5y agoI want to get better at playing music with other people. I've played a little guitar with friends, and want to be better at accompanying them. Also, I got a harmonica, for times I'm not able to carry a guitar.
- asadawadia 5y agoLmk if you want virtual lessons - we can set something up. I have been playing for over 10 years and have taught many people before
- zck 5y agoSure, that would be fun! Thanks!
- techsin101 5y agoproblem discovery
- sul_tasto 5y agosailing
- oriettaxx 5y agoGREAT! my 2 cents: the earlier the better; don't wait retirement.
- keddad 5y agoI want to learn some low-level programming and hardware stuff, however, I don't really know where to start - sure, I can order an arduino with some kit, but I don't know much about electrical engineering, so making anything harder when a blinking LED will be a challenge.
- throwaway47292 5y agoi would suggest to follow Ben Eater's 8 bit computer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzuMJLZRdU&list=PLowKtXNTBypFbtuVMUVXNR0z1mu7dp7eH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzuMJLZRdU&list=PLowKtXNTBy... and would strongly recommend to build it (you can see the parts on his website https://eater.net/ https://eater.net/ or buy the whole kit)
- bootlooped 5y agoHow to use a Mac. I've always been on Windows and used Linux VMs or WSL. I think it's time to take the plunge though. Just got one recently. The difference between keyboard combos for text selection and navigation, and window switching is annoying so far, but I'm confident I'll get used to it.
- randomluck040 5y agoTell me about it, man… guess where the „@„ sign on the German keyboard is? On „q“. Guess how often I’m closing applications when I want to type an „@„ haha. Outside of that I think it got a lot better though.
- pps 5y agoYou can use https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ to change that. It would either require writing your own complex modification, or maybe it's already somewhere in their public repo https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=german https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=german Other solution would be to use something like Keyboard Maestro.
- fzil 5y agoFor your sanity, I suggest you get the free open source app called Rectangle. Makes managing window splits and the like much nicer.
- thiht 5y agoAgree. With no surprise, managing windows is Windows’ strong suit, and macOS really sucks at it. Rectangle makes it a lot more bearable.
- themodelplumber 5y agoI'd like to make my first Morse Code contact on the HF bands.
- playing_colours 5y agoI’m planning to retire from contracting and looking for a permanent position where I can ideally - dig into one of the specialisations I’d like to focus on: data processing frameworks, databases, computational geometry, - keep improving my communication and mentoring skills.
- atmosx 5y ago(more) Political Philosophy & Science :-)
- oriettaxx 5y agoElixir/Phoenix
- xu3u32 5y agowhat is the motivation?
- oriettaxx 5y agouh, I love Rails, and I get even paid to code with it :) :) and so many says it's even better then Rails. I do really wish to write code that is used by millions (super fast and easily scalable) and not just a small teams of engineers (I write mainly backends for my clients/contracts) Then it is something new: I am so glad I moved to Rails many years ago (10), and now it's the first time I'm tented .... :)
- xu3u32 5y agoBest of luck!
- willmeyers 5y agoC++. I've dabbled in C and old C++ since I've started programming, but I've never really felt like I learnt the language. I'm thinking of going though Meyers' most recent ed. of Effective Modern C++.
- giantg2 5y agoHow to get a decent rating without burning out, how to make it to the next level, and how to make tons of money.
- scollet 5y agoWhat is a rating
- giantg2 5y agoPerformance rating
- nicbou 5y agoIt probably won't affect your income much, at least not relative to the effort you put into it.
- giantg2 5y agoYou need a good rating for promotions and bonuses (at my company).
- nicbou 5y agoYou only get to ask once a year, and they can deny it to you for any number of reasons. Bad economy, hiring freeze yada yada. In the end you often work really hard for a disproportionately small payoff. I've seen many people waste precious time chasing unsatisfying promotions. It's easier to spend that time looking elsewhere.
- fractal618 5y agoYou need a two pronged attack: Make more, spend less. Check out Dave Ramsey if you haven't already. Rome wasn't built in a day, start very small, and tell yourself your doing GREAT every time you make or save a few extra dollars, even if it's just a few cents. Write down your "WHY". Remind yourself multiple times throughout the day why you want more money. Remember: Money can be made or spent, Time can only be spent. Good Luck Friend!
- trash3 5y agoPortraits. And Jax I guess
- taxcoder 5y agoBeekeeping. I'm finally at the place financially where it won't matter if I lose my hives the first winter.
- markus_zhang 5y agoManually spin up and manage a meaningful local Spark cluster (say at least 1 master node with 8+GB and 3 worker nodes with 4+GB memory), build a data pipeline (don't care to much about the analytic things, I'm more into parsing tons of JSONs) and parse a meaningful number of JSONs (say 10GB at least) and optimize the parsing algorithm. Low level computing. I purchased a kit and prepared to register a coursera embedded class. I also want to learn Windows system programming especially those related to Malware analysis (How does VM in OS work? What does a process contain? How to hijack a process? How to write shellcodes? These kinds of things). Cold war politics and military-intelligence history. I got attracted to this field years ago after watching Godfather 3 and searched a bit about the background story. I know a few buzzwords but don't really have the $$, language capacity and time to drill deeper. Mainframe. I didn't manage to register the IBM event this year, so it has to wait until 2022. Sigh, too much to learn and too few time.
- skydhash 5y agoStarting already this month: Digital painting and drawing. I'm already not bad at that, but I want my skills to be semi-professional at least. I have a very vivid imagination, and I want to be able to recreate the concept I see in my mind. Computer science foundation. Right now, I'm at the stage that I know enough to explain them in layman terms, but not enough to actually participate in an active discussion or projects that rely heavily on academic knowledge. Stuff like compilers and interpreters, computer architecture, database systems, distributed systems, and OS architecture. Another item on my list is reflecting more about philosophical and psychological matters (I read more fiction books than non-fiction ones at a ratio of 25:1, the only bibliography I've read was about George Lucas).
- Lonewolfa 5y agoOMG ME TOO!!!
- imakwana 5y agoHow to get better at technical interviewing, this is a skill that has cost me the most in terms of opportunity cost.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoNot a new talent, but one I’d like to expand is painting with watercolor. I’m considering learning Rust, but that will depend on bandwidth among/relevance to a zillion different side project interests.
- dunefox 5y agoI want to achieve two things (besides work and fitness): study math fundamentals and get into (computational) neuroscience.
- shaftway 5y agoI'm taking classes to be an EMT. I've taken BLS, but twice I've been in situations where I've felt completely helpless while someone is injured, and I want a set of skills where I can do something while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
- max_hammer 5y ago- Advanced Python. - Docker. - Spark. - Common lisp/ Closure
- tkiolp4 5y agoUnlearn k8s. Get better at Ansible.
- thiht 5y agoThat’s a fun one. Is that related to the « I can’t count that low » saying that would make you use k8s everywhere?
- JasonCannon 5y agoGoing to be brushing up on c++ and game development. 2022 is going to finally be the year in which I seriously make a game.
- s0rr0wskill 5y agocooking i know how to make good noodles and its been serving me well but i gotta try making something new for once
- jasmaa 5y agoI want to move beyond only messing with Docker Compose and learn k8s. Also want to learn how WASM works.
- ffhhj 5y ago> I am looking to learn more about 3d printing and how to create things for my place. I also would like to learn a little about Unity 3d programming. That made me smile because I got really interested on those a little ago. Also recently improved my skills on: - Linux, the command-line and bash - Decompiling APKs into smali to understand some "unpublished" algos ;) - Web authentication bypassing by editing/cracking cookies - Customizing exported SQL code to restructure a database Next in my list: - Generating custom G-Code - Surface-mount devices without heat - Going deeper into web scraping and automation - Philosophy of math
- nicbou 5y agoMy iPad Mini got me to draw again. I want to get good at it. It's a relaxing hobby that forces you to pay attention to your subject. I want to improve my German. I made a lot of progress in 2020. It emboldened me to be more extroverted, and to try things that were once out of reach due to the language barrier. I'll keep going. I want to become more handy. I realised now that volunteering for a halfway house might be an excellent way to do it. I don't want to just be good with computers.
- thiht 5y agoI want to learn Kubernetes and get the CKAD certification. After years of using Marathon my company made the switch to K8s and I’d like to get into it properly.
- Venkatesh10 5y ago1. Digital art. 2. Japanesse language. 3. Some Technical, Management skills. 4. Money making? Yes this one is what I need the most.