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Take a break, go out and play
There is so much to learn and so many cool things I can make as a software developer that I…
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Gamify your learning goals
Learning a new programming language or framework is hard work, even if you love doing it. You can’t get around…
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Playful learning: play while programming
Learning only from a book or course is also an incomplete way to learn a skill. If you want to…
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Play to learn: Environments made to learn programming
Most people get started programming because it’s a lot of fun to pick something you’re curious about and start experimenting.…
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Introduction : Play and learn as a software developer
I first got into programming as a high-school kid because playing around with computers, creating games and understanding how things…
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Master each skill before moving on to the next shiny thing
Technology moves so fast, it’s easy to build a never-ending list of skills you need to learn to stay up…
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Embrace the power of teaching to learn better
You’re learning a new programming paradigm, trying to understand functional programming and JavaScript. It’s going well and you’re completing tutorials…
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Can your programming skills be rated?
I’ve received an interesting question from a reader of the blog last week about evaluating your skills. Do you have…
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Having trouble getting started on learning a new skill?
Working on the same kind of project with the same old technologies you’ve already mastered is easy and comfortable. You’ve…
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