Learning Vim key bindings and using them regularly
Studying topics from first principles instead of corporate documentation
Learning the history of programming and computing
Moving beyond competency and becoming highly proficient at the command line
Understanding git backwards and forwards
Being able to explain every concept in computing from the lens of the broader field of engineering
Being able to write regular expressions without consulting too many resources
Effectively composing Unix programs to get a larger task done
Reducing every task to the absolute basics, to demonstrate a “proof-of-concept”
* I’m not claiming to have mastered any or all of these, but they do serve as my “North Star” guidances when figuring out which direction to advance in this career
Studying topics from first principles instead of corporate documentation
Learning the history of programming and computing
Moving beyond competency and becoming highly proficient at the command line
Understanding git backwards and forwards
Being able to explain every concept in computing from the lens of the broader field of engineering
Being able to write regular expressions without consulting too many resources
Effectively composing Unix programs to get a larger task done
Reducing every task to the absolute basics, to demonstrate a “proof-of-concept”
* I’m not claiming to have mastered any or all of these, but they do serve as my “North Star” guidances when figuring out which direction to advance in this career