Yes, though non-technical : Driving.
I'm 31 and for whatever reason (financial, time etc), kept putting off need to learn and acquire this basic skill set until I felt helpless in certain situations.
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#202In specifics, I'm learning about using AWS's CDK to set up API Gateways and Lambdas.
On a broader level, I'm learning about creating APIs/microservices.
On an even broader level, I'm learning how to make (architectural) decisions and run projects.
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#203I plan to learn Gleam. I write Elixir for work and to have access to a statically typed functional language that can compile to (as of just recently) both the BEAM and to JavaScript fits an actual use case that we have.
For non coding related stuff: acoustic guitar and French.
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#204- Graphics Design because people really listen when stuff is pretty. - French which has to be done but is quite hard. - Some math because the more I work with computers there more I understand how it would be very useful. - Combat sports because it keeps me fit and its good for your posture if you know how to throw a punch. - Traveling. Never learned it, work too much and would like to see the world before being an o…
Regarding French, I am learning it as well.
I built a small site for myself to help in learning the 5000 most frequently used French words. It is, and always will be, free and with no account sign up needed.
Check it out, you might find it to be useful:
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#205Probably interesting because meta: I plan to research better sources for information access by vetting the YC/HN www sites linked by the submitters. This, in order to find new good and reliable sources of information and similar, which are currently extremely scarce in my pool.
This is not learning a skill, but it is an enabler for learning: first, using the correct sources for studying which will be identified, and first, because it will be projectedly a time-saver (processing bad information is very time consuming, a waste).
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#206- Graphics Design because people really listen when stuff is pretty. - French which has to be done but is quite hard. - Some math because the more I work with computers there more I understand how it would be very useful. - Combat sports because it keeps me fit and its good for your posture if you know how to throw a punch. - Traveling. Never learned it, work too much and would like to see the world before being an o…
Curious, how are you learning graphic design?
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#207After nearly 13 years out of it, I picked up a 3D printer. I did a fair amount of printing and modeling in my last years of college, but since transitioning into programming not long after graduation it's been something that I hadn't had the time for, or the avenue to apply it.
So far I've had more failed prints than successes over the last week or two, but I'm still excited to be doing it. I'm learning the ins and outs, which were different from the last printers I worked with. The wheels are churning as to what I can make, and I'm very excited to continue exploring and "resharpening" the skills that I once had.
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#208To sleep on my back. Being a life-long side sleeper has caused a lot of shoulder and upper back problems that sometimes make it hard for me to reach out and type. I wish I'd done this ages ago. It's one of the hardest things I've had to learn.
Kundalini yoga works great for my shoulder-sleep issues. Perhaps it can help others?
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#209Unreal Engine ( + Blender ) - pretty big learning curve for a programmer, but heaps of fun.
What are you focusing on there? C++ scripting or the visual scripting?
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#210Brazilian music. Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, João Donato, Toninho Horta, Yamandu Costa, João Gilberto etc etc. There's a great youtube channel with hundreds of videos of guitarist Nelson Faria chatting and playing music at home with a different Brazilian musician each time, a lot with English captions. https://www.youtube.com/c/umcafelaemcasa/videos
Be sure to check out Hermeto Pascoal. Especially his Som da Aura technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RUlbU6CMx0
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