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The article by Jamon Holmgren discusses the challenge of sifting through various strong opinions in technology, emphasizing the importance of real-world experience, understanding the context, history, and trade-offs of technologies, the significance of feedback loops, and maintaining an updated perspective on evolving technologies. It also stresses the value of real-world observations and the willingness to adapt opinions over time.
Main Points
Real experience trumps theoretical knowledge.
Developers should ship real software to users to form genuine opinions.
Importance of feedback loops in learning.
Feedback and discussions with experienced individuals lead to better understanding.
Technologies evolve; so should your opinions.
Stay updated on technologies to maintain relevant opinions.
Real-world observations guide credible opinions.
Using hands-on experience as the basis for opinions, while being open to changing perspectives.
Insights
Cut through the noise in tech opinions
Nothing substitutes for shipping real world software to users. NOT even YouTube videos.
Develop an actual useful opinion about technology
Understand the context, history, and trade-offs of the technology.
Importance of feedback loops
The only real way to get good at something is through tight feedback loops and iteration.
Technologies mature and evolve
Your opinion can fall out of date if not staying up to date after your initial research.
Real-world observations and open-mindedness
Observations based on experience are valuable but being open to being wrong about it and open to changes over time is important.
Links
- quests.jamon.dev
- react-native-elements
- MobX-State-Tree
- Redux
- Intro to MobX-State-Tree on YouTube
- XState
- 2 TB Crucial external drive
- Google Takeout
- Amazon AWS account
- AWS Console
- IAM security credentials