How do you Strengthen Your Knowledge?

Sarath C

How you are used to increase your knowledge? Online articles, books, magazines, periodicals or the latest trend blogs? I used to read the some technical blogs related to C++ and MFC. I used to read books but I don’t have the collection of the books which describes on the latest technologies. Still my old books are worth reading like effective C++ and code complete. I’m a regular reader of MSDN Magazine ( online ) and msdn itself. I also used to read Dr.Dobb’s Journals. The great wikipedia also helps me alot

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reading Codeproject...

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Weiye Chen

I used to buy related books every month. I used to subscribe to WDJ/MSDN. Now being lazy, i just rely on CP articles and lounge gossip. :rolleyes:

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Sarath C

Oops I forgot about CP :)

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Sarath C

I too :)

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Johan Pretorius

Sarath. wrote:

How you are used to increase your knowledge?

Learn by doing,msdn & codeproject (and a few e-books)

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Rohde

1. I'm an avid Wikipedia reader 2. I check my Google Reader daily where I subscribe to several informative feeds 3. CodeProject 4. GameDev 5. I go to the library once every other month and check out the latest books

Lost User

CodeProject, obviously, but also blogs, language specific sites, newsgroups, and I also buy a few books, which my company will pay for if they're relevant. I recently purchased Exceptional C++ and More Exceptional C++ by Herb Sutter for example. Now I just need some time to read them! :)

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Sarath C

The name resembles Effective C++ and More Effective C++. How do you rate those books?

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Lost User

Sarath. wrote:

The name resembles Effective C++ and More Effective C++. How do you rate those books?

Very highly. I have a lot of time for Scott Meyers. However, people seem to get very "religious" about which C++ "guru" they follow and forget that these books are just guidelines and though many of the things they recommend are very good practice, there are always exceptions to these rules. :) I actually have the HTML version of both Effective C++ and More Effective C++, and find I use this format more than the printed copies (which I often forget to carry around - I work from home a lot of the time and tend to forget them). BTW, I also have Effective STL which is also highly recommended.

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NormDroid

Meditation.

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Sarath C

Rob Caldecott wrote:

I also have Effective STL which is also highly recommended.

I never read that

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J Dunlap

CP and various other programming sites, lots of blogs, MSDN, educational stuff on university sites, Wikipedia, and people's personal sites, and experimenting. Haven't bought a programming book in years, although I've wanted to.

AbhishekBK

norm .net wrote:

Meditation.

That is the best way I guess.:)

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AbhishekBK

Generally I don’t read more than I need to do the job at hand. If I ever have time, I just go about reading whatever interests me. Not necessarily to do anything with programming. :)

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Christian Graus

I buy a lot of books, I typically read something tech in bed at night, and if I am travelling ( although this trip I am more working on the notebook during flights )

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Marc Clifton

Sarath. wrote:

How you are used to increase your knowledge?

For programming, by doing. Reading just doesn't cut it for me. I have to put stuff into practice to really know it. Other stuff, well, I basically just read Science News and take it from there when something is interesting. And quite frankly, I learn a lot of stuff just visiting the lounge every day! Marc

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vonb

Usually I use CP and MSDN, sometimes CodeGuru. Books? Have many at home, but not computer related, most for relaxing (lord of the rings, etc..):laugh: