Resolutions for programmers (2012)
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Resolutions for programmers (2012)
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#2It has been probably posted sometime before but I think this is still very up to date and HN newcomers and veterans (and everobody else) should read this again and put into action.
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#3I always have #6 on my list and I always put it off. /sad
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#4I always have #6 on my list and I always put it off. /sad
same here man, same here...
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#5At least 1920x1080 please.
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#6I always have #6 on my list and I always put it off. /sad
It helped to have a purpose or something to accompany it, e.g making a game as that would require a bit more math than CRUD apps.
This helped me brush up on some (embarrassingly simple) vector math http://natureofcode.com
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#7Don't let past death marches and shit-projects affect new projects mentally. It's harder than you think.
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#8I always have #6 on my list and I always put it off. /sad
Same - I think it's because OK: I rote memorized how these equations work, but what now? What do I use them in? If I used them in my day to day, I would probably enjoy it more and probably stick to it.
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#9I always have #6 on my list and I always put it off. /sad
It's a bit like learning a language, you'd need some almost immediate application to make it past the first steps of a book or course (and/or make that gained knowledge stick). And while it's easy enough to travel to some country where they speak a language you just learned, that's often harder when it comes to mathematics and IT.
3D maths and game development worked out somewhat in the past (I forgot most of it though, and as that was the DOS days it wasn't really more than high school level geometry). But I doubt that I could find enough real noticeable application for e.g. category theory.
(Just being the basis for something often isn't enough. You don't need to know much about physics to hop on a trampoline.)
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#10I would put stay healthy and invest in your health (chair, standing desk, exercise, food) as the #1 for any programmer for next year, and the years after. It's all too easy for us to forget about the long lasting effects of sitting in front of a computer that are hard to later undo.