Until very recently I believed that I needed to be on top of the latest news and happenings not only in my field (computer science and software engineering) but also in as many things as I can be on top of. This meant subscribing to all sorts of magazines, newsletters, YouTube channels, Twitch streamers, watching TV and live sport events, etc. — I was on top of a lot of the latest happenings, trends, news, interesting developments. I was having fun and I felt busy. What I did not feel was particularly effective nor productive. I felt like I was consuming so much information with the thought that it might be useful someday. When I was younger this wouldn’t have been an issue but I realised that ever since I’ve started taking stock of what I’ve been spending my time on, that a lot of it I’ve been spending just staying on top of things that I really didn’t need to be on top of. This article is about some of the realisations I’ve made in the course of exploring this issue of “FOMO” or
nice find. i think i have already bookmarked this for a long time, kaso nde ko ata nabisita ng madalas heehhe any _books_ youd recommend? i have the one by kernighan and ritchie but there are times na di ko sila magets. am still a noob to programming ehhhe anyway read your post sa plug tungkol sa kernel hacking, o'reilly's understanding the linux kernel might help. well, siguro meron ka na. kung 'ala pa me ebook ako dito.
ReplyDeleteBooks? For the experienced C++ programmer, I found this book by Scott Meyers titled "More Effective C++" detailing 35 of the more important tips to consider when writing your C++ applications.
ReplyDeleteC++ Unleashed is also a very nice book for intermediate-advanced C++ developers. For the beginners, I recommend C++ in 21 Days both by Sybex (IIRC).
Hope this helps!