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Dave:
Glad to hear you managed to turn your life around for the better. Best of luck in your new job! :-+
HobGoblyn:
Congratulations. I’ve appreciated the help you gave me when I was setting up my lab and I’m sure you will do very well
basinstreetdesign:
Congratulations and best wishes.

 :-+
tooki:
Thank you for the kind words, everyone! <3


--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on July 06, 2020, 01:09:08 pm ---Not to mention 'Language' training here, for the un-initiated !!   ;D 8) :-+

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Cada loco con su tema, as my mom likes to say!  :horse:

(And in this instance, it’s an interest I can blame her for: she’s a career language teacher. As little kids, she bought me and my sister books in English, Spanish, Italian, and French, and she’d read us any of the books in any of those languages, translating on the fly!)


--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 06, 2020, 10:42:40 am ---Good news indeed; the first step on a long journey.

I'm sure you realise this, but just as in computing knowledge can be divided into two categories: fundamental and ephemeral. The challenge is to recognise which is which, and act accordingly.

The fundamentals, which can be theoretical and practical, will last you a lifetime. I'm still relying and using stuff I learned 30/40 years ago, applying it to new areas.

The ephemerals, which can also be theoretical and practical, have a half life of 6 months to 3 years. It is worth avoiding learning those except where there is an immediate need.

Classic fundamentals: what a compiler does and what the emitted code looks like, limits (e.g. Byzantine Generals problem, Lamport's temporal logic), the eight fallacies of distributed computing, time-frequency domain equivalence, stability criteria, metastability, schematic/PCB layout, FSMs, different design concepts and when to use/avoid them, how to design so something can be incrementally implemented and tested, and many more.

Classic ephemerals: this year's favourite procedural language, yet another schematic capture and layout package, yet another opamp.

Having said that, I've been very grateful that in my spare time I made sure I kept ahead of at least one strategic change. That's been invaluable when looking for my next job.

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Oh, I know exactly what you are talking about. I’ve often referred to that distinction when discussing how one should (or shouldn’t) hire software developers: HR drones often want checklists of languages and technologies, but a talented developer can pick up new languages in no time. The skills of how to actually architect and write good software are unrelated to the languages used.

Or how having expensive art supplies won’t make you any better an artist than you were before. (As someone who isn’t artistic in the traditional sense, I’m always amazed at how gifted artists can make great art out of anything that inspires them.)


--- Quote from: MosherIV on July 08, 2020, 12:59:22 pm ---Congratulation.

Hope your training and new career does not stop you contributing to the forum.  :-+

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Definitely not. I’ve actually been working there almost full-time since January, and I’m still finding time to participate. :)


--- Quote from: HobGoblyn on July 08, 2020, 11:11:29 pm ---Congratulations. I’ve appreciated the help you gave me when I was setting up my lab and I’m sure you will do very well

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Glad to be of help! Has it been working out for you??
Bud:

--- Quote from: tooki on July 09, 2020, 05:27:16 am ---Cada loco con su tema 

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Hakuna matata !  :box:
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