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Never stop learning

Chris Bongers on February 15, 2022

When someone asks me what the best thing about being a developer is, my answer is always the same: It's an endless game of learning. And most peo...
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Paul DuBois

Thanks for the article.

A couple of strategies I use for deciding what to learn are market trends, and what I like.

As I get closer to "retirement" age, I will not top working, but want to do more things that I enjoy. That is why I am diving into Apple development, learning X-Code, Swift, SwiftUI, etc. I believe Apple will be around for a while, and I can leverage this and learn something fun at the same time.

To understand the market, look at sites that try to give an idea of where software development is moving. For example: Stack Overflow 2021 Developer Survey

I think though the main idea is to learn things that you are passionate about, that motivate you to learn, and that you can use in ways that inspire you!

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Chris Bongers

Great point Paul.

I agree with the point you make about doing what you love.
Life is only so short, no time to do stuff that we don't like.

It's also not about picking the "most popular" thing if you don't enjoy that.
There will always be a need for the things you love, especially if you are super passionate about those.

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Juan Vega

Interesting reflexion. I have a 2 hours slot every week for learning about new things. From my experience as you also mention, this tiny slot works better than trying to put a tons of hours every day!

Some weeks I need to add extra time, but other I just watch a video or listen a podcast that is enough to get something new

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Chris Bongers

That's a great approach Juan.
And by taking this short time frame we drastically improve over time. (Compound learning)

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Juan Vega

I didn't know the term. Good to know!

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Aaron Johnson

Love the article!

Though I cannot speak from a perspective of a Dev. As a student, I love learning new things, not only in the field of Computer Science but anything in general, especially things that fascinates me, such as psychology, Business, etc.

Though I definitely agree, that one must be up to date with Technology, don't restrict yourself to it, there's a ocean of information out there, it wouldn't hurt exposing yourself to it (even if it's the basics).

Also definitely agreeing with the take it in small steps, most of the time I personally stop learning something is because I try to take too much in a small time, small parts a day goes a long way.

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Chris Bongers

100% There is something about breaking it down in small steps that makes it maintainable and not overwhelming.

And in the end you actually grow more. 💖

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Ehsan Ghorbani

Great post 👌 we all have the impostor syndrome 😅 and it's awefull💔

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Chris Bongers

It is!

Acknowledging it is a big step to overcome/work with it.

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

we all have the impostor syndrome

No. No we don't.

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Ehsan Ghorbani

I meant all of us had or will have it sometime in our life as a programmer 😅

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

Again, no, we don't.

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trueqap

The best feeling as a developer is when you learn something new and realise how badly you coded before. :)

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Chris Bongers

Growth is always a great feeling 🙌

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Alex Kotov

Thank you for your post!! My English very bad, but I read it very easy, thanks
I am freelancer and last month I feel imposter syndrome, so I think your post help me) I should learn more about my stack

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Chris Bongers

Hi Alex,

Thanks for taking the time to respond, appreciate it.
Awesome enjoy your journey as a freelancer and let me know if you ever need anything.

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VIKAS PATEL

I read

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SeongKuk Han

Thanks a lot :)

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Chris Bongers

Thanks for the support 💖

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Saf11000 • Edited

❤️

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Chris Bongers

Thanks for the support Saf 💖

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Omar Pervez • Edited

Thank you for your advice. I will try follow your advice in my web development journey. 😊

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Chris Bongers

Thanks for the support 💖

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Jp De los Trinos

Thanks a lot for this!

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Chris Bongers

You're super welcome 🙌

 
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Chris Bongers

Well said! 🙌

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Chris Bongers

That's amazing, i'm super happy to read that a company is giving you the opportunity to do so!

Keep that going and you'll grow beyond your own limits every day 🙌

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Chris Bongers

Hey Anjan,

I think it's one of those things that everyone will always have at a certain degree.
Just never forget where you are and how much you already improved

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elinotes

thanks fort the article,
very good article, it really inspires me to be enthusiastic and not stop learning

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Chris Bongers

Amazing, glad it inspired you 💖