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How would a working Software Professional find the time to read a whole book like this?

curious16 3y ago
If you really care about learning, carve out time from your daily routine and progress little by little in chunks.
zelphirkalt 3y ago
Option 1: Have a good employer, who values learning and having highly qualified developers. Option 2: In lack of option 1, I am afraid one will have to spend ones free time on it. Option 3: Take a "sabattical" or whatever it is called. Option 4: Quit job and find an option 1 employer.
atoav 3y ago
If there is any profession that is built on the assumption that its practitioners constantly put aside time to stay up to date it is every profession that is even remotly connected to engineering. Maybe many software devs don't view themselves as engineers, but engineers can be held liable if their work doesn't live up to the current technological standards. I would say, regardless of what you do, sometimes you have to take some time for introspection, unless you plan to live with the consequences of not doing it. And reading books is part of that. If your employer is smart they consider that. If you are smart you also consider that.
ofou 3y ago
8 hours free assumming you work 1/3 and sleep the other.
- zelphirkalt 3y ago
  *smallprint: Assuming that no eating or other recreational activity is required. Also faint echoes of "sleep a little faster" motivational speech
  - cjfd 3y ago
    Well, one can also get through a book by reading a quarter of an hour a day.
- mbork_pl 3y ago
  How about non-coding-related hobbies, not to mention a family...?
  - sfn42 3y ago
    [flagged]
    - mbork_pl 3y ago
      I am not sure how to respond to this. I have a family (wife + 2 kids, so admittedly a rather small one), a job, and a few side projects (not all of them even coding-related), and I still do find time to read books. But this requires planning and discipline from me, and is not easy. Besides, I was not talking about myself – my remark was general. OTOH, this: > Everyone has time to read if they want to. translates in my dictionary roughly to "whoever wrote this probably knows very little about life". Paired with what looks like a slightly aggressive tone, it gives an impression of a young and very inexperienced person who thinks (consciously or not) that everyone's situation is like theirs and/or who is reluctant to take on responsibility. (Of course, everyone is a dog on the internet, so what do I know.) OYAH, GP's > 8 hours free assumming you work 1/3 and sleep the other borders on offensive – I would suspect most people on the planet have very serious responsibilities besides work, and telling them that 1/3 of their time is "free" might (and frankly, maybe even should) result in a punch in the face. Instead of punching the GP, I wanted to (more or less) subtly point that out...
      - sfn42 3y ago
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        mbork_pl 3y ago
        Well, I only comment on HN from time to time, so I can't (yet?) downvote, but I'll surely go get some popcorn now.
layer8 3y ago
Easy: Stop reading HN until you finish the book.

If you really care about learning, carve out time from your daily routine and progress little by little in chunks.

Option 1: Have a good employer, who values learning and having highly qualified developers. Option 2: In lack of option 1, I am afraid one will have to spend ones free time on it. Option 3: Take a "sabattical" or whatever it is called. Option 4: Quit job and find an option 1 employer.

atoav 3y ago

If there is any profession that is built on the assumption that its practitioners constantly put aside time to stay up to date it is every profession that is even remotly connected to engineering. Maybe many software devs don't view themselves as engineers, but engineers can be held liable if their work doesn't live up to the current technological standards. I would say, regardless of what you do, sometimes you have to take some time for introspection, unless you plan to live with the consequences of not doing it. And reading books is part of that. If your employer is smart they consider that. If you are smart you also consider that.

ofou 3y ago

8 hours free assumming you work 1/3 and sleep the other.

zelphirkalt 3y ago
*smallprint: Assuming that no eating or other recreational activity is required. Also faint echoes of "sleep a little faster" motivational speech
- cjfd 3y ago
  Well, one can also get through a book by reading a quarter of an hour a day.
mbork_pl 3y ago
How about non-coding-related hobbies, not to mention a family...?
- sfn42 3y ago
  [flagged]
  - mbork_pl 3y ago
    I am not sure how to respond to this. I have a family (wife + 2 kids, so admittedly a rather small one), a job, and a few side projects (not all of them even coding-related), and I still do find time to read books. But this requires planning and discipline from me, and is not easy. Besides, I was not talking about myself – my remark was general. OTOH, this: > Everyone has time to read if they want to. translates in my dictionary roughly to "whoever wrote this probably knows very little about life". Paired with what looks like a slightly aggressive tone, it gives an impression of a young and very inexperienced person who thinks (consciously or not) that everyone's situation is like theirs and/or who is reluctant to take on responsibility. (Of course, everyone is a dog on the internet, so what do I know.) OYAH, GP's > 8 hours free assumming you work 1/3 and sleep the other borders on offensive – I would suspect most people on the planet have very serious responsibilities besides work, and telling them that 1/3 of their time is "free" might (and frankly, maybe even should) result in a punch in the face. Instead of punching the GP, I wanted to (more or less) subtly point that out...
    - sfn42 3y ago
      [flagged]
      - mbork_pl 3y ago
        Well, I only comment on HN from time to time, so I can't (yet?) downvote, but I'll surely go get some popcorn now.

layer8 3y ago

Easy: Stop reading HN until you finish the book.