Ask HN: What skill do you want to develop or improve in 2024?

#1

Post by meridion » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 3:03 PM UTC

Inspired by a similar thread asked a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33873800

I'm thinking to split my online learning in two parts: marketable skills (1) and just-for-fun skills (2).

For (1), I am thinking to go through as many of Andrew Ng's deep learning courses as I can. With AI developing at such a fast rate, it would be beneficial to know how it works underneath.

For (2), I'm thinking to go through a raytracing course and some basic VFX courses on Blender. Possibly something about storytelling as well.

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#2

Post by cranberryturkey » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 3:05 PM UTC

ai/ml and python

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#3

Post by fullstick » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:05 PM UTC

I recently obtained my amateur radio license and I'm looking to start using it next year. I'm particularly excited to participate in ionosphere sounding studies that use ham radio during the North American eclipse in April.

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Post by pocketarc » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:25 PM UTC

1) Sales. Co-founded a B2B startup, so this is now a pressing concern, and as a long-time developer it’s one of those things that gives me hives, where I barely even know how to start (got lots of research to do!). It’s going to be -the- challenge of 2024 for me.

2) How to build an OS (in Rust). I’ve seen a few different articles in HN over the years and kept them bookmarked because I think it’ll be a lot of fun to actually make something from scratch and get to have fun with figuring out how it all comes together. How does one even draw stuff on screen from scratch? I’ll get to find out.

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#5

Post by frakt0x90 » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Art of all kinds.

I started piano over Covid and have gotten pretty decent. Would like to continue improving on that.

Some kind of visual art. I have enjoyed making some pixel art and got a drawing kit for christmas.

I have written fragments of a dozen stories and used to write poetry regularly. Would like to finish something.

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Post by racktash » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Cloud computing (especially AWS). I've spent the last decade working on application software and am increasing worried how many jobs expect cloud experience these days as I have none.

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#7

Post by HellDunkel » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Presenting stuff/ideas. I kind of have established my own powerpoint style over the years and seek to further improve my presentation skills. Happy for any good advice. ps.: and i despise pp

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#8

Post by mbork_pl » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:28 PM UTC

Clojure for both (1) and (2), and playing the flageolet for (2) only.

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Post by mbork_pl » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:29 PM UTC

HellDunkel wrote: post #7

Presenting stuff/ideas. I kind of have established my own powerpoint style over the years and seek to further improve my presentation skills. Happy for any good advice. ps.: and i despise pp

Try LaTeX with Beamer and/or reveal.js. (Also, Beamer's manual is full of good advice on presentations irrespective of the tool you use.)

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#10

Post by elicash » Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:30 PM UTC

I was running with the dogs and fell forward and stress fractured both elbows (using hands to not land on face). That was a couple months ago, so I'm mostly healed, but I want to improve both flexibility and strength.

At 40, I didn't think this kind of injury from a fall was a thing quite yet.