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Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by nonsince »

ejanus wrote: post #451
nonsince wrote: post #397

I've moved to the Netherlands alone less than 6 months ago - so Dutch is high on the list of things that I want to learn (I can read it pretty well already, but I can't speak or write it very well). I'm using Duolingo, plus I have some Dutch friends already who help me out. On top of that I want to learn industry game development techniques, including finally getting a solid grasp on C++. I've got a pretty strong gra…

I have game development in my list...looks like I should pair up with you.

If you want to contribute to anything, I'll be posting it on my GitHub at https://github.com/jFransham. I've got the start of a game in Rust on there at the moment, but it's nothing like production-ready (and there's no actual _game_ there yet, it's just testing code).

Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by rajangdavis »

hackerboos wrote: post #120
rajangdavis wrote: post #68

I want to learn Hindi; TDD for Ruby, Rails, Elixir and Angular 1.5; how to have a better work life balance; and some more advanced guitar technique.

Why Angular 1.5 may I ask?

It's what I know best haha.

It works well with a legacy/enterprise stack that I work with. I can't really get the benefits of Angular 2 ( Typescript, Server Side Rendering, better? component system) with the stack that I use, but I will be looking into React for some potential Ruby/Rails apps.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by wtvanhest »

sah2ed wrote: post #366
wtvanhest wrote: post #163

I'm finishing up the CFA (hopefully), and when I'm done I want to expirement with learning how to teach motivated learners better. I've come to the conclusion that most resources aren't that good for quick learning. It may simply be human (my) limitations, but I suspect that there are better, unexplored ways. I also think they may not be monotizable, but that is ok. I just want to finish the cfa in June and in my fre…

You could reach more people with what you know by blogging. Have you considered doing this? I'm assuming you already work in a firm managing investments and will likely have little to no free time already.

Yes, absolutely. I don't think the blogging format is really want I want to use, but I will be doing all of it in writing so that I can get advice, tweak, improve etc.

I'm thinking about starting with a limited format, say no more than 300 words for explanations and a few images. I want to focus on teaching the absolute barebones basics of a concept so that someone could then go to wiki or other sources with a basic understanding. IDK. Something like that.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by rajangdavis »

sudshekhar wrote: post #317
rajangdavis wrote: post #68

I want to learn Hindi; TDD for Ruby, Rails, Elixir and Angular 1.5; how to have a better work life balance; and some more advanced guitar technique.

Native hindi speaker here. All the best with your hindi effort. I don't have any resource recommendations to give but if you wish to ever talk or clarify hindi concepts, you can hit me up. Only yesterday, I was cribbing about the lack of quality hindi content on the web. Time I actually started trying to do something about it >_> .

Thank you! I saw this http://www.learning-hindi.com/.

Going to try to learn from my mom as well; I used to know how to speak it when I was really young, but forgot over the years.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by wordpressdev »

My goal for 2017 is to learn something new everyday. However, I will be concentrating more on Python and try to learn enough Python to assist me in Business Process Automation and Data Analysis.

I have listed my goals here: http://www.kashifaziz.me/new-year-resolution-2017-goals-plan...

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Post by Razengan »

parthdesai wrote: post #234
Razengan wrote: post #70

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Pick some books to read or gaming handhelds to play during the commute? Once you like something you'll look forward to continuing it in peace on the weekends.

I usually sleep while going to work, but yes i do read on the way back. But still doesn't leave much to do on weekends. I usually end up doing some work and going to gym. Not having a car doesn't help. :(

How long is your daily commute? Perhaps you could change your routine a bit, and consider going to work on a bicycle. It could reduce the need to hit the gym every weekend, and seeing new sights and sounds on the way to work may open you up to new hobbies. :)

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Post by raleighm »

foota wrote: post #95

I'd like to learn Japanese. I'm hoping to travel there in June after I graduate from college, and I figure it would help if I could talk to people (or try, at least). I'd also like to get better at Rust. I've written a few small projects in it at hackathons, but I've yet to get to the point where I'm comfortable writing in it. I'd like to get close to that. I'm taking a class prior to graduation in abstract algebra,…

I live in Tokyo. Will treat you to beer and yakitori if you make it.

Good luck with Japanese. People often describe it as one of the hardest languages in the world, and you can understand why: three written systems and grammar and vocabulary that changes based on whom you're speaking to and what it's about. But once you learn the rules (and there are many), there are few exceptions compared to English. So it's a lot of work on the front-end. Don't let that discourage you.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

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Post by keviv »

- I'm learning Elixir and Phoenix and want to build a side project using it.

- Want to learn about sysadmin stuff. I know the basics but I want to learn about automating the infrastructure using various tools like docker, ansible, terraform, etc.

- Definitely want to learn and build cool IoT stuff.

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