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I’d like to hear from the crowd about what non- (or less) traditional forms of learning and development they’ve found and from which they've benefited. What's worked for you?
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Lisa Braun
Definitely on the job training (ie, learn by doing). Also, a few coderdojo sessions I took my son to. Need to do many more of those!
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Kyle Zellman
Just diving right in and doing something. I might start a side project using a technique I want to learn and then I figure out what I need to know as I progress.
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Bijoy Abraham
joining a meetup helps in getting to know a lot on whats going on a particular language/technology that you are interested in
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Paul
Looking over somebody's shoulder can be a handy way to get started on something or pick up tips! (Not that I endorse just being nosey! :-)) )
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Rick Wilhelm
CodeAcademy is a great place to learn new stuff
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Paul
really comes down to sharing experiences and comparing notes - today's talk was a good example of that aspect
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Faisal Siddiqi
Participating in open source projects https://github.com/c... - pitching OS Program again :-)