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Getting where you want to go - Development Insights from CSC Distinguished Architects & Engineers

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Faisal Siddiqi12

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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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!

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.

joining a meetup helps in getting to know a lot on whats going on a particular language/technology that you are interested in

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! :-)) )

CodeAcademy is a great place to learn new stuff

really comes down to sharing experiences and comparing notes - today's talk was a good example of that aspect

Participating in open source projects https://github.com/c... - pitching OS Program again :-)

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Faisal Siddiqi12

I’m personally amazed at the breadth and quality of online courses in MOOCs taught by the best instructors in the world. What learning sources have you all found particularly useful?

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Coursera, Microsoft Virtual Academy, Udemy

Khan Academy, Udacity. Coursera,

Also: I'm finding good things (for my areas of interest) right in CSC University.

Coursera, Kahn Academy, CSC Univ, but most of all, Google

- skillport.books24x7.... is a great place for all types of books that you want to read upon

Michele Spector

@abrahambijoy You can reach CSC University's Books 24x7 from your PC, Tablet and Smartphone! Also you can setup a direct link! https://c3.csc.com/d... #cscuniversity

Coursera, where I am currently taking the Data Science courses and CSC University

Coursera is also my primary MOOC

For the good entrepreneurial stories and management lectures, checkout ecorner.stanford.edu

@khzellman +1 for Google :-)

The IDP template seems to design and support each out of 7 skill areas (Social, Mobility, BigData & Analytics, Cloud, Cybersecurity, IoT & DevOps) only while I think many people are more interested in (& more useful) to be developed in multiple skill areas

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Michele Spector

- Good question. These skills are core to CSC's Tech Transformation. But of course feel free to add other skills to your IDP! See the Certification Matrix for key skills mapped to certifications - https://c3.csc.com/d... #csctechtalk #cscuni

Yes, we started with the 7 Key offerings from CSC. The skills in these areas overlap skills with other areas and are a starting point.

Since several of those skill areas are intersupportable and would add more value. For example, Mobility (may become part of IoT in the future), IoT and Big Data & Analytics have closer relationship, so one who's master on 3 would be better.

Should IDP's updated to be more support multiple groups of skills araes

Michele Spector

- yes you and your manager should discuss what combination of skills would be best for your career based on your Strengths, Your Passion, and the Organizations goals!

Given the rate of change are there any 'durable' skills you suggest developing

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I've found that the most durable skills tend to be at pattern and architecture level and not related to potentially changing tech. For example, this is the reason why REST is so successful

I would suggest many of these are the "soft skills" - be a good communicator but also a listener. Recognize different perspectives and motivations. Develop the "situational awareness" capability that Neil mentioned

is there a "learning skill" somewhere?

Troubleshooting is one of the most durable technical skills

How do you decide whether to go deep or broad, as Neil talked about? Are there tradeoffs, or is it just a matter of your own interests and skills?

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As a company we certainly need both - it's like having "content" and "context". In fact the Leading Edge Forum urges the development of "double deep" employees with business and tech skills!

Gotta be both deep and broad; T-shaped as described by Valve

@rickwilhelm Interesting. Would like to hear @neilfagan 's view on that. Maybe you "major" in deep or broad and "minor" in the other.

Double-deep is what is we all talk about so we do need a certain deepness. So agree - both

I agree with @phowarth001 and @rickwilhelm it's not necessarily an either-or decision. I've found myself needing to go broad as a tech generalist and then going deep on a subset of skills.

Am familiar with the double-deep concept but never thought of it in terms of broad + deep. Just, what you need to know.

@Faisal_Siddiqi pitches open source--great opportunity for learning and contributing. Interested CSCers can check out the open source program at: https://c3.csc.com/c... Also see www.csc.com/opensour... @CSC

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Just using open source software can be an eye opening learning experience. Code and other contributions accelerate learning even more. Highly recommended!

What can we in the CSC Open Source Program to help with your learning objectives?

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Did you know CSC University is now mobile? You can learn on the beach! HAH! https://c3.csc.com/d... #csctechtalk #cscuniversity

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thank you, good, just known now :), I thought it supports tablets only

Michele Spector

The Job Aid will explain the differences btwn the PC, tablet and smartphone!

Good to see more DA/DE helping development recently, and Understand that a DA/DE have contributed and should contribute great value in their daily job(s), however, I think if would be greater if one DA/DE would be a mentor (required job) for some Techies

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Heather Simpson 🌈🍃

I will say.... on behalf of my mentee, I reached out to five DEs/DAs on Tuesday on her behalf for exploratory conversations and heard back from all but one (so far). They are knowledgeable, approachable and open. I think we just need to ask.

Neil and Faisal mentioned a resource at the end, sounded like Force-era - anyone know what it was?

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Coursera

It was Coursera - at coursera.org

I'd also recommend edx and udacity. I'm a frequent student al all three :-)

Great - thanks both

@Faisal_Siddiqi: Taking forks in the road and learning from what doesn't work out are so important.

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