Being a consultant, and specifically in the software industry, means an ongoing journey of learning and acquiring knowledge. Some might find their way easily in the process, and some will struggle.
In this presentation hopefully you will learn what are the ways by which you can acquire knowledge, which is suitable for what and when, and many tips and tricks that will help you take the best out of it.
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Multi-tasking is a Myth
LocalDb is not a replacement for SQLExpress but they run the same SqlServr.exe
Javascript in its current state is messy, yet it seems to be the language of the future
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Everyone should find his media utilization
There are different sources of articles (Twitter, magazines like infoQ, …etc)
Conferences are NOT live training, it’s a live session
Where is your focus going to be?
It is ok to change your mind later, but beware of too much jumping
Sometimes curve change depending on career change, project need, etc…but overall stay far-sighted
Balance!
Don't go too wide and low, unless you’re a journalist?
Fill the gap with your preferred time-wasting source
Other than the slippers, what is wrong in this picture? There is no earphones!
“I know how to connect to database with ADO.NET”, and he only memorizes the statements with order, but don’t realize what is going on behind the scenes.
What if the situation change? What if you need performance more than functionality?
Things that are important as science, or something you use often like Powershell?
Multi-tasking is a myth. Don’t watch a video and check your email.
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Fast reading is NOT for everything. Focus while reading plays a big role, it instills the knowledge inside. The more you focus, the more it sticks in your brain
Get over it
Here comes Twitter, smart colleagues, and podcasts
Like Pocket, and Instapaper
Ernestine.
That’s not an excuse not to do your best
Get over it.
Ability to let go old technologies and to feel ok about it.
Cobol