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For me, the biggest leaps were caused by exposures to new languages/paradigms. I recently commented about that here: > For me, leaving a plateau usually requi
by surprisetalk 3y ago
For me, the biggest leaps were caused by exposures to new languages/paradigms.
I recently commented about that here:
> For me, leaving a plateau usually requires a paradigm shift. Here's a few rabbit-holes for you:
> • Learn memory management from Rust
> • Study Postgres internals: https://www.interdb.jp/pg/ https://www.interdb.jp/pg/
> • Learn architecture and design from Elm: https://taylor.town/elm-2023 https://taylor.town/elm-2023
> • Try building things "from scratch" with zero dependencies
> • Watch online lectures from Joe Armstrong, Alan Kay, Gerald Sussman, Bret Victor, Casey Muratori, Greg Young, Richard Feldman
> • Build a robot
> • Learn a semi-esoteric language like Forth, APL/J/K/BQN, Lisp/Scheme, Wolfram Language, etc.
> But research isn't enough. I never really understood the value of new paradigms until I tried to use them in a personal (or professional) project.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39580801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39580801