Interesting content Friday — 2019/08/09

[Article] Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

Link: https://norvig.com/21-days.html

Everybody is in a rush to acquire knowledge (myself included), but unfortunately, it takes time to master any skill. You can probably learn basic programming skills after studying and practicing for a few months, but will you be great? Probably not. Peter Norvig argues that it takes ten years of dedication to learn programming (like many other skills). I agree that deliberate practice is critical, and I like all his advice in this article.

If you’re in a hurry to be an amazing programmer, I’m sorry, but it may take over a decade.

[1h Podcast] Defining Kevin Hart — The Tony Robbins Podcast

Link: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcasts/defining-kevin-hart/

Everybody knows Kevin Hart as the comedian and the actor, but not many people know him as a business mogul, or how he’s sending kids to college for free.

He’s very smart, and a few lessons from this interview stuck with me, such as the importance of being surrounded by experts (he called it being a sponge).

This interview is very insightful if you’re interested in how people become successful and it’s even more enjoyable if you like Kevin Hart.

I found an article on Medium with similar lessons: 8 lessons for business success from Kevin Hart, actor and entrepreneur.

[Article] 2020 and Beyond Programming Trend Predictions

Link: https://medium.com/better-programming/2020-programming-trend-predictions-a5d6b70bec26

Predictions are always fun because if they’re right, people are super impressed; and if you’re wrong, people are usually forgiving. The GraphQL and WebAssembly predictions align with what I’ve seen in the last months, but I was surprised by the increasing interest in Progressive Web Apps (PWA). What are your predictions?