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| author | bt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-08 13:22:19 -0400 |
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| committer | bt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-08 13:22:19 -0400 |
| commit | dcfb172704f3afb68a30425029ec834be2883274 (patch) | |
| tree | 02ac480745db802d7af03f3213a0c568322170e3 /build/stay-hungry | |
| parent | e146f8a64c793c337999ce316b16ebe5fe6f2dab (diff) | |
More content porting, on-going markdown changes for lowdown support
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diff --git a/build/stay-hungry/index.html b/build/stay-hungry/index.html index 7a49ca7..06fda86 100644 --- a/build/stay-hungry/index.html +++ b/build/stay-hungry/index.html @@ -1,36 +1,48 @@ <!doctype html> -<html lang="en" id="top"> +<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Stay Hungry</title> - <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> - <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> - <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> </nav> <main> -<h1>Stay Hungry</h1> +<h1 id="stay-hungry">Stay Hungry</h1> + <p>2018-02-12</p> -<p>It can feel daunting in this developer / designer landscape to keep yourself up-to-date with the latest and greatest technologies available. Which new framework should I invest the most time into? Will it even be maintained a couple years down the road? Is it just a fad?</p> -<p>What about programming languages? Should I learn as many as possible or should I become an expert in one specialized area? <em>Should designers code?<span class="sidenote-number"></span></em> The list of possible <em>new</em> things you could be learning continues to grow. -<span class="sidenote">This is sarcasm. Please don't take this seriously...</span></p> -<h2>Jumping right in</h2> -<p>Want my advice? Pick something and dive head first into it. Don't worry if it's not the most popular programming language or if it's a new design system that isn't gaining much traction. Do you find it interesting? Awesome - that's what matters most. How can you teach yourself something new when you have <em>zero</em> interest in it?</p> -<h2>Less talk, more action</h2> + +<p>It can feel daunting in this developer / designer landscape to keep yourself up-to-date with the latest and greatest technologies available. Which new framework should I invest the most time into? Will it even be maintained a couple years down the road? Is it just a fad?</p> + +<p>What about programming languages? Should I learn as many as possible or should I become an expert in one specialized area? <em>Should designers code?</em> The list of possible <em>new</em> things you could be learning continues to grow. +This is sarcasm. Please don’t take this seriously…</p> + +<h2 id="jumping-right-in">Jumping right in</h2> + +<p>Want my advice? Pick something and dive head first into it. Don’t worry if it’s not the most popular programming language or if it’s a new design system that isn’t gaining much traction. Do you find it interesting? Awesome - that’s what matters most. How can you teach yourself something new when you have <em>zero</em> interest in it?</p> + +<h2 id="less-talk-more-action">Less talk, more action</h2> + <p>So what am I currently doing to keep my mind fresh and thinking outside of my comfort zone?</p> + <ul> <li>Teaching myself the R programming language</li> <li>Deep diving into the <code>ggplot2</code> package</li> <li>Developing my first side project website using <code>blogdown</code> and Hugo</li> <li>Trying out Figma as my exclusive design program for the next few months</li> </ul> -<p>Programming your brain to learn something new can be frustrating and pull you out of your comfort zone. Don't let this become stressful - instead use it as inspiration to push yourself through the struggle.</p> + +<p>Programming your brain to learn something new can be frustrating and pull you out of your comfort zone. Don’t let this become stressful - instead use it as inspiration to push yourself through the struggle.</p> + <p>There is no real reason to avoid learning something new outside your current circle of knowledge - only crappy excuses.</p> + <p>Get on it.</p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> |