I know there are (possibly literally ) a million ways to keep your development skills in shape; reading the fundamental tutorials, joining development projects and communities, studying for certs, just sitting down and writing code, blah blah blah.... What do you do to stay on top of your game?
I have lots and lots of little-medium sized hobby projects that I work on sporadically. It's not really to keep my skills sharp, but just because it's fun. I'll have an idea one day and go, "Ooh, I'd like to write a program to do that." So I get halfway through it, see a shiny object, and move on to something else. I've actually completed maybe 25% of them. It is a good way to get in depth practice with parts of the api you might not normally get, like xml, swing, db stuff, etc.
> > How do you keep sharp?
>
> I rub my head on an oily whetstone.
You have a point, there.
Q: How do I keep sharp?
A: I study threads, mainly Armani.
x2 points for 2 puns in one punchline.
I know this is filestream's domain, but...
They come running just as fast as they can
Cuz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
> I know this is filestream's domain, but...
>
> They come running just as fast as they can
> Cuz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
Now it cuts like a knife
But it feels so right.
"I have lots and lots of little-medium sized hobby projects that I work on sporadically. It's not really to keep my skills sharp, but just because it's fun. I'll have an idea one day and go, "Ooh, I'd like to write a program to do that." So I get halfway through it, see a shiny object, and move on to something else. I've actually completed maybe 25% of them. It is a good way to get in depth practice with parts of the api you might not normally get, like xml, swing, db stuff, etc."
Yep, that's how I do it too. That and read book, after book, after book (got over 50 so far).
