I learned a ton in 2018 after many years of working primarily with Java & Spring in large "enterprise" systems. It had been getting boring to the point of questioning if development is what I wanted to do. 2018 was a year of stoking the flames and I'm really enjoying hands-on technical work again.
I decided to pick up Python and learned some Flask & Django while I was at it. Really liking it. I also took some machine learning courses and wrote an image recognition app w Pytorch. I started & finished two Udacity nanodegrees to help keep me on task with learning these tools.
I worked for a while on a cloud infrastructure team and enjoyed learning a decent bit of Go, AWS & Terraform. Also touched on Docker, K8s & that whole ridiculous devops ecosystem.
Lastly, for the first time in my career, I worked solely in Linux (used to work solely in Windows). Never going back to Windows!
Solid prediction. I've been THIS close to learning Scala a few times. I did pick up some Groovy/Grails a couple years ago and decided, while familiar & powerful, I'd try to venture outside of the JVM next.
A significant amount of freedom is necessary to maximize people's potential in terms of both productivity and happiness. People also need clear expectations and accountability for their work. These are not mutually exclusive, but much easier said than done. I always lean toward more freedom than control and always will.
Sometimes you need to let people have enough rope to hang themselves. Sometimes you need to take risks that may come back to harm you for the betterment of your culture & team.
Micromanagement should be a last resort and is indicative of other issues that should be addressed.
I like what the Netflix culture slides say about Freedom & Responsibility [1].
Are people intentionally crafting their resume in such a way that the first page(ish?) could essentially be read as a standalone thing -noting the highlights and main points. Then the remaining pages would, in a sense re-state some of what the initial page has but drill down and provide more detail. Is that a good approach to take?
That's pretty much what I did. Top half of first page: summary of skills. Remaining half covered most recent employment. 25 years ago that was the suggested format and I never saw any need for change.
I tried to leave out the tech stack acronyms except for listing 3 or 4 on the bottom of the resume which I had experience and wanted to continue with. I was asked for an updated resume so HR or recruiter could tell what I actually worked on and the technology.
If you're writing your first page as a standalone thing though that matches what the posting is looking for, do you think you need to eliminate unrelated things on the remaining pages?
* Don't follow a specific diet and don't exercise regularly *
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Honestly, this is the biggest red flag for me. Yes, you may have other personal/emotional/mental health things you want to get support for, but regular exercise can do absolute wonders for your overall well-being.
My advice: watch a couple youtube videos about navy seals -about how disciplined they are and the will power they develop to get up every day and attack the day during their training. Challenge yourself to get up early and do a good quality workout for about ~2 weeks straight, then re-evaluate how you feel. I bet you'll feel 5x better.
I got into recreational gymnastics about a year ago to challenge myself and have really taken to simple body weight exercises with no weights... But people have different bodies and need to find what works for them.
Here is what i may do in 30-40 minutes in the morning:
* stretch quick.
* ab/core workout for 5-10 minutes.
Then 2-4 rotations through the following:
* hand stand hold against the wall.
* air squats or power jacks.
* push ups.
* calf raises.
* variations of pullups.
The only equipment i have is a pull up bar over a door frame.
The spring reference docs are quite good. I'd take a scan through those first, maybe focusing more on the areas you will need so you have an idea what it can do and how.
I have left 3 jobs and for all have asked/told not to bother with a counter offer because my decisions were not based on $. Looking back on my career thus far im sure i could have made more money but not sure i would have been better off.
I wouldn't make math/STEM a special emphasis when they're young.
It's more important to foster an positive learning environment and encourage/draw out curiosity and creativity at this age. Help them become curious about the world, fascinated with what they're learning and find enjoyment in learning.
In terms of subjects, aim for a strong reading focus at an early age as it will pay dividends in all other subjects (even math) if they can read/comprehend well.
Salman Khan's One World Schoolhouse does a good job exploring this topic I think. On the one hand many students struggle with what he calls a "swiss cheese" understanding of math: lacking mastery of fundamental concepts that leads them to struggle as they grow older. On the other hand he advocates for a more holistic approach to learning overall from the beginning, exposing children to various subjects and exploring how everything is connected.
I decided to pick up Python and learned some Flask & Django while I was at it. Really liking it. I also took some machine learning courses and wrote an image recognition app w Pytorch. I started & finished two Udacity nanodegrees to help keep me on task with learning these tools.
I worked for a while on a cloud infrastructure team and enjoyed learning a decent bit of Go, AWS & Terraform. Also touched on Docker, K8s & that whole ridiculous devops ecosystem.
Lastly, for the first time in my career, I worked solely in Linux (used to work solely in Windows). Never going back to Windows!