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| forrestc:
I realize there's a bit of irony in the following. I've always been a fairly active participant in various online communities. Usenet, Mailing Lists, Forums, etc. Answer questions you can, ask questions you need to be answered. It's always been a good give and take (ask a question, answer a few more). Over the past couple of years, I've started to come to the realization that by the time I get stuck and need help anymore, I've already covered many, if not all, of the common issues. As a result, often questions I ask anymore get few useful answers. This isn't a reflection of the community being bad, just more that from a skills perspective I've outgrown the communities I'm part of. Along those same lines, I'm finding that many of the training resources I used to rely on don't contain much information I don't already know. In this context I typically am referring to online tutorials, in-person training, many books, and so on. This is a problem because I love learning, but am having problems finding resources to actually learn. Over the past year or so, I've been starting to look for additional resources so I can continue to grow and progress in the industry. So far I haven't had a lot of luck. I joined IEEE, haven't really found the rich resources I was somewhat expecting there (I'm in a semi-rural area so the physical IEEE presence here is nonexistent). I've been digging through various publications. Been looking for training opportunities. And so on. I find that most of the content I'm finding falls into "stuff I pretty much already know" or "high-end research papers that are way beyond my grasp and anything I'm likely to encounter, at least for the next 10 years". I'm just not really sure where else to look. Any ideas? |
| RJSV:
I've branched out, when possible, from Electrical Engineering subjects, to embrace some (study) in the bio-sciences, including buying a simple microscope ! Ok, ok, a MICROSCOPE is mainly symbolic. But in this world there is so much innovation, around illness and aging issues. |
| Ground_Loop:
Something like this maybe: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-512-rocket-propulsion-fall-2005/index.htm?utm_source=OCWHomePage&utm_medium=CarouselSm&utm_campaign=FeaturedCourse This is just a sample of what's available through many technical universities. |
| Bud:
--- Quote from: forrestc on July 03, 2021, 07:25:34 am --- "high-end research papers that are way beyond my grasp and anything I'm likely to encounter, at least for the next 10 years". --- End quote --- This was my experience with IEEE, too. But i found that 10-40 years old publications is what i "can" understand and contain good information. Still, IEEE stuff is mostly academic. |
| jpanhalt:
@forrestc I think your observation is realistic. One reason I became more active here was a similar observation at some EEVBlog competitors. In fact, I tested my hypothesis with 6 questions (similar, but different) at both sites. So, for general and complex, non-product related information, I think EEVBlog is about as good as there is. For various levels of product-specific information, you have, for example, Arduino sites, Microchip sites, and so forth. In brief, if I wanted quick information about a TI or Microchip chip, I would probably come here first, but move to the manufacturer site if that did not give results. (I do not appreciate it when a poster goes to multiple sites simultaneously. There is a lot of overlap among the "helpers," and it can waste everyone's time. Go to one site. If no response in, say, 2 to 3 days, then try elsewhere.) If it's about an instrument or tool, say a T962 reflow oven, I suspect here is the largest site, and the one most likely to provide a substantive response. |
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