How do you Strengthen Your Knowledge?

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:

Pete OHanlon

While you can pick up a lot from reading (articles, books, blogs, whatever), it won't really stick until you put it into practice. One of the big problems that I have found is that there is a lot of stuff out there that is not particularly good. It seems that, nowadays, any idiot can post simplistic solutions to simplistic problems. I've found that the best way to learn is to read about something, and then try to do it using realistic examples. I remember the old Wrox press books that used to have a form with a big button in the middle that said "Click Me". Where is the real world use for that? How does this teach me to make an application that is usable? - Sorry rant over... Anyhoo - read it, then try it. Be prepared to do the same thing in six or seven different ways as you find better ways to do it. OT - but have you noticed how many people in the lounge read a lot of science texts? It seems that you can't have an interest in computing without being a bit of a science geek:-D

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Sarath C

Marc Clifton wrote:

And quite frankly, I learn a lot of stuff just visiting the lounge every day!

It's really worth in participating some technical and non-technical communities. technical communities worth for technical learning of new things or it can fill the gap in our knowledge while non-technical communities are really giving many inputs for our day-to-day life. It's really a combination of cultures, style, expression which we can choose in between. Even I used to read you posts which always increasing my vocabulary.

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Marc Clifton

Sarath. wrote:

Even I used to read you posts

Used to? But not anymore?!?!? :(( ;P

Sarath. wrote:

It's really worth in participating some technical and non-technical communities.

I still tend to find the personal contact of community much more enriching than online communities. So I participate in a variety of community things around where I live, which of course focuses a lot on my son's school and education. I was also disappointed with the MVP communities--I found that I had questions that were answered here on the CP forums much better than the MVP communities. I had expectations that I would find some real brilliance there. But it was the same questions asked here on CP, etc. Now, don't take this wrong, it's not a criticism of people's abilities, it's just that I had expectations and, well, they needed re-evaluation. I've never really poked around non-technical communities, if I were, I'd have to work on my issues with expectations. So, I prefer the community of my family, friends, and selected neighbors. There's a lot to be said for having to look someone in the eye when you say something to somebody, rather than posting a message. :) Marc

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People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

Gary Wheeler

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melwyn

Christian Graus wrote:

I typically read something tech in bed at night,

to help you sleep? :)

El Corazon

Sarath. wrote:

How you are used to increase your knowledge?

I am a specialist in a field, so mine is rather unique, however similar alternatives exist: 1) Siggraph (ACM national graphics convention) 2) GDC (game developer conference) 3) books, articles, ACM journals 4) Writing my own white papers and my own R&D and presenting it In the past I have also hit several other conventions in related, but not necessarily directly applicable subjects (such as haptics, human-machine interaction, scientific visualization, GIS, AI, supercomputing, etc.)

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