it's a big list but I think this year will be about how make Java play better with the CPU…. which implies, we'll need to learn more about how CPUs really work. it's a trend that has been emerging for a while but really only at a high fluffy handwaving level. I find that people are starting to ask the deeper questions, how is this really working? How can we tell? What adjustments can we make to increase cooperation between app and CPU?
Happy New Year, Kirk On 2011-12-29, at 2:34 PM, Ricky Clarkson wrote: > And/or try to apply some of what you learn in your job, obviously > being sure to involve your teammates/client as necessary. That > doesn't necessarily mean using a different language, or switching > databases, but if you see a problem and you've met a possible solution > recently see if you can explore that. > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Thomas Jung > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Rakesh, >> >> what a list! Learning stuff is important, but I don't think learning >> in a vacuum makes that much sense. Better think of things you cannot >> accomplish right now. Where you think you should improve. >> >> Some reading should be in the mix, but not more than half of the total >> time. Good books come with exercises that will take at least as much >> time as the actual reading. >> >> Do something rather than read about doing something. Start a project >> or work for a project. Spectacular failure here is better than perfect >> learning in theory. >> >> Thomas >> >> On Dec 29, 12:22 pm, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I've posted something similar in the past but more orientated towards >>> personal productivity using tools and techniques like GTD, etc. >>> >>> This time I want to get your thoughts on my current (completely >>> unrealistic) plan to become a better developer!! >>> >>> So, I need to learn new things and make sure I know stuff I should already >>> know. I've divided up these areas into the following: >>> >>> *Existing Java* >>> >>> - Go through the JCP book, plan to take the exam. Useful for interviews >>> more than day-to-day development. >>> >>> *New Java* >>> >>> - Fully review and learn Apache Commons, JODA, Google stuff (like >>> collections, guice), concurreny libraries, etc. >>> >>> *Frameworks* >>> >>> - Learn Spring 3, Hibernate 4, Cucumber-jvm >>> >>> *Non Java* >>> >>> - Oracle, MySQL, Ubuntu >>> >>> *Languages* >>> >>> - Groovy, Scala, Clojure, Javascript/CoffeeScript.et al, Ruby >>> >>> *Books* >>> >>> - Agile books, Clean coder (loads of others sitting on my Kindle). >>> >>> *Videos* >>> >>> - Go through interesting talks on InfoQ, Parleys, TED >>> >>> My idea for doing this was to dedicate a day of the week to each and maybe >>> 1-2 hours in a session. If I can fit stuff in during my commute (tough as >>> its chock full already with podcasts) or at work (maybe 20 mins during >>> lunch or stay behind an extra 30 mins) then thats a bonus. >>> >>> However, I would really like to hear your views, not so much on the content >>> of each, but more of how to manage so many things and deciding whats >>> important and how you guys stay up to date. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> R >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
