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Ask HN: What should I read to get back “in the game”?

by eibrahim on 5/17/22, 1:38 PM with 6 comments

I have been a developer for 20+ years and lately have been doing more "management" and running my own business. I feel like I have fallen behind in "tech" and want to catch up.

What are good resources to read to start catching up on new tech, new stacks, new paradigms, etc. etc.?

I am planning to read 1 to 2 articles every day across a variety of topics: ML, blockchain, architecture, AI, management, cloud, graphql, etc etc...

by bzalasky on 5/17/22, 4:02 PM
You could explore the archived content from the Strange Loop conference (or another conference of your choice). Topics run the gamut of what's interesting and trending in "languages, libraries, tools, and techniques." Another approach that might help you find jumping off points for topics would be to review how we got here with a book like Ideas that Created the Future: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/ideas-created-future. If you're primarily interested in opinionated lists of new libraries and stacks, Thoughtworks' Technology Radar https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar is a nice compilation that's updated on a somewhat regular basis.
by kosasbest on 5/17/22, 1:54 PM
Some 'jumpoff points'. I try to avoid Google since it's full of SEO spam and ADs.
https://searchmysite.net/
https://www.curlie.org/
https://href.cool/
https://www.oldestsearch.com/
by PaulHoule on 5/17/22, 1:42 PM
I think you are better off learning one (or two) of those things in detail as opposed to just browsing.