Summary: <br> Learning a new programming language, library, or technology<br> <br> * Learn a new language every year<br> <br> Actually, I’m learning more in depth this year<br> Focusing on T shaped skills, going deep as I’ve gone broad<br> Keeping a cursory knowledge of newer stuffs, but focus on becoming an expert in a specific language or technology<br> <br> <br> * Why bother?<br> <br> Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t look around you might miss it<br> In the last hour 8 new JavaScript libraries were created, 5 were deprecated, and 2 were abandoned<br> <br> <br> * Choosing a language<br> <br> Business Value?<br> Marketability?<br> Fun?<br> Alternate Paradigm<br> look on GitHub<br> Solution in search of a problem (SignalR)<br> <br> <br> * How to get started<br> <br> * Learn the basics<br> <br> logical statements (if, unless)<br> looping statements (for, while, until, do, loop)<br> assignment statements (var, let, yada yada)<br> block statements (functions, classes)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2FV19CC">Practical Test-Driven Development using C# 7</a><br> <br> <br> "Tempting Time" by <a href="http://www.animalsasleaders.org/">Animals As Leaders</a> used with permissions - All Rights Reserved<br> <br> <br> × Subscribe now! Never miss a post, <a href="http://subscribebyemail.com/6figuredev.com/feed/podcast/">subscribe to The 6 Figure Developer Podcast!</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Are you interested in being a guest on The 6 Figure Developer Podcast? <a href="https://calendly.com/6figuredev/podcast">Click here to check availability!</a><br> <br> <br>
