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For my personal situation, this is a good idea. My current job involves me writing code for robots. This sounded interesting to me, until I realized that I am
by yen223 14y ago
For my personal situation, this is a good idea.
My current job involves me writing code for robots. This sounded interesting to me, until I realized that I am working with some ancient software here - I'm talking .Net 1.1 on Windows 2000! Not to mention that writing software for robots isn't really all that challenging.
If it weren't for my after-hours exploration of open-source technologies, my skill-set would be severely outdated, and my career would effectively be dead here.
- samstave 14y agoIll be a bit more clear about my agreement withy the GP that I posted: You expressed perfectly what I was referring to: make sure you have the tools you need to explore and expand your job and your passions. I.e. when I go home, work turns off, but if the need arises I have everything I need to perform my work- even for extended periods of time. I also have all that I need to follow my passions and hobbies. This is a tool set I M building on constantly. But you really need to have an "offline" mode where no matter what you are completely in a Be Here Now mindset that is 100% devoid of any work-thought
- purplelobster 14y agoI work with something very specific as well, and completely missing out on the web and what's hot. I have to do something in my spare time to ensure I'm employable. But I'm not going to do job-related training at home, screw that.
- konstruktor 14y agoGreat and meaningful distinction you are making! You are learning for yourself, not your employer.
- dmd 14y agoI too write code for robots, and I wish I was dealing with code only 13 years old. Our entire codebase is ancient shell and Tcl.