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Examples of "new tech": common use of deep learning models in many types of applications and services, higher level web based tools for managing data and infras
by mark_l_watson 5y ago
Examples of "new tech": common use of deep learning models in many types of applications and services, higher level web based tools for managing data and infrastructure, mobile devices that can do on-device deep learning model inferencing and sometimes even training, etc.
I like and enjoy several programming languages, but I don't consider new languages and frameworks to be paradigm shifting. Still interesting though.
As someone else here mentioned, there are so many new tech niches being created; learn one or two.
Having work life balance is super important, but I find that skipping watching movies or TV a couple evenings a week gives me plenty of off-work time to learn new stuff. My wife accepts that a few evening a week I don't join her in watching a movie after dinner (we sit in the same room, and she puts on earphones).
- xupybd 5y agoYou touched on something I struggle with. If it's not too personal do you mind if I ask how you navigated that discussion with your wife? I hold great hope that one day I'll be able to spend 5-10 hours a week learning.
- sizzle 5y agoHave an honest discussion and don’t make it an argument.
- clarge1120 5y agoThe best thing I’ve done for the family is set expectations that I’ll only be working for 15 minutes to an hour. I call it “plodding”. Then I really try to get something done in that time. Ever since I started plodding, and stuck to the promise, my wife has been supportive. She’s even supportive of late nights and weekends if I will avoid locking myself in a room for hours at a time.
- clarge1120 5y agoSounds like you have a good life.