Continuous Learning for Developers
summary
Argues that continuous learning is an investment and that engagement — not learning-style theory — determines success, with practice/kinesthetic work as the critical element. Compares formats: books (cheap, high availability), studio video and screencasts, interactive sandboxes (Kata, Exercism, Jupyter-style) that front-load practice, and paid training for immediate feedback. Recommends interactive when available and resources permit, training for teams, books/videos if constrained, and uses the law of two feet to drop ineffective formats quickly.
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chapters (32)
- 0:00Start
- 0:53The Law of Two Feet
- 1:19Learn One New Language every Year
- 2:42Think of Your Education as an Investment
- 3:42Motivations
- 4:08Career Development
- 4:28Polyglot Programmer
- 6:04The Key to Continued Learning Is Engagement
- 7:29The Externals
- 7:40Physical Needs
- 8:38Ambient Noise
- 9:41Content
- 10:32Mental Attitude
- 13:06Keep an Open Mind
- 13:50Three Reasons Why Typescript Is a Bad Choice
- 14:11Learning Styles
- 16:35Rubber Duck Debugging
- 18:29Kinesthetic Style
- 24:42Screencast
- 25:34Video Providers
- 28:06Jupiter Notebooks
- 31:26Online Remote Training
- 32:11Choosing a Format
- 34:05Opportunities for Practice
- 35:06Feedback
- 37:37Cost
- 40:28Recommendations
- 43:30Personal Recommendations
- 45:42Step One Use Your Debugging Skills
- 46:43Avoid the Sunk Cost Fallacy
- 48:16Special Case Working in Groups
- 50:36The Pragmatic Programmer
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