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In short it was studying to get my A+ certification which allowed me to get into the IT field and led to a successful career.
I'm curious about what other people consider their best investment. I'd love to hear other's opinions.
- Learning Python around Python 1
- Learning JS at the same time node was beginning
Current investment is learning Unreal Engine, AgiSoft Photscan and Maya now WebGL is in all browsers. I'm making a bet that the best 3D stuff on the web will be created using the best 3D tools, not the best JS 3D tools.
(and the obligatory xkcd for this topic, http://xkcd.com/519/)
* Learning BASIC and later 6502 ASM on a Commodore 64 when I was a kid... play, not work.
* Being a "hacker" (sense two) in the early 90s. While this was not legal, I learned more than I would have in probably anything else. This is particularly true because there just weren't the open resources available back then... how else would a suburban middle class 15 year old in the Midwest learn about applied cryptography, Unix C coding, or how IP routing works?
* Installing Linux in 1993 from floppies, learning C around the same time.
* Founding a failed startup years ago. This one was a mixed bag. It was a painful experience, but also hugely educational.
* Working for a business consulting firm that specialized in early stage companies.
Mine was going back to school to get my MS in CS after getting a BS in a field I didn't much care for. It has increased my income and job satisfaction many times over.
BSCS at a damn tough school. Gave me both theoretical and practical foundations for everything technical I've done since. (and the obligatory xkcd for this topic, http://xkcd.com/519/ )
- Learning Linux in the early 2000s - Learning Python around Python 1 - Learning JS at the same time node was beginning Current investment is learning Unreal Engine, AgiSoft Photscan and Maya now WebGL is in all browsers. I'm making a bet that the best 3D stuff on the web will be created using the best 3D tools, not the best JS 3D tools.
I find it hard to explore objects and learn JS core. So much is done with frameworks these days.
Reading The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle), A New Earth (Eckhart Tolle), and Radical Honesty (Brad Blanton). I am now at peace and happy all of the time. I could spout off about technical stuff, but none of that has paid off as much as the mindset these books gave me.