nikolasn

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by nikolasn 5y ago
Yeah it seems finding a balance between new stuff and old is a good approach. That’s a good point about languages being inspired and adopting features from others. I have personally noticed in my limited experience that learning new languag
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by nikolasn 5y ago
Thank you this is a good one. Clear writing is very important (more so in an increasingly remote world). Also clear writing reflects clear thinking and true understanding of a problem/solution. I read recently an important practice wit
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by nikolasn 5y ago
Thank you, I really like that idea of developing “meta-skills”, if you will. Learning how to learn, critical thinking, clear communication, evaluating ideas with incomplete information, first principles thinking, and so on.
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by nikolasn 5y ago
Thank you, those are some nice suggestions. I particularly like the idea of staying true to the scientific method, showing up on time, being reliable, doing your best, and optimizing for the best outcome. It often seems like the simplest th
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by nikolasn 5y ago
> Are you asking about technologies or are you asking about knowledge? I was trying to get at both. On the technology side, I was wondering if it is wise to focus on a particular technology/language consistently over a long period o
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by nikolasn 5y ago
> If you're looking for the answer to "what should I learn now so I don't need to learn anything else in the next 50 years?" Sorry that wasn’t my intention. I was thinking more along the lines of compounding my knowle
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Ask HN: What will stay the same in the next 50 years?
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