Ask HN: Which subjects do you plan to learn in 2023?
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Just graduated from pharm school but self-taught in tech
- Digital Marketing (To grow my start up. Realized I need to know how to sell rather than just build)
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (I find it very fascinating to try and uncover how life works)
- Math (Feel like I didn't really get a hang of math early on but now realize how important and fun it can be. Currently reading A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics)
- Machine learning & AI (Huge potential in drug discovery)
- Computer Aided Drug Discovery (Did a dissertation on this and loved it)
- Deep dive into Genomics and Genetic Engineering (I find genetics to be very similar to coding)
- Aging and Longevity research (I'm 25 but still see aging as a disease ever since I turned 18. It's why I chose to do a medical related undergraduate course. Hopefully we can better understand how aging works, and how to stop/delay it)
- C, C++, Python and R (For writing bioinformatics tools)
- Computer graphics and game development (This is a bit of a stretch. Hopefully I can manage. I find graphics and game programming to be one of coolest uses of math. Seeing stuff I used to dread like trigonometry actually being of use gives me a reason to learn them)
- Playing an instrument, maybe guitar and getting good at FL Studio (Music is fun)
- How stocks work (Trying my luck at financial independence plus the regards of WSB intrigue me)
- Digital Marketing (To grow my start up. Realized I need to know how to sell rather than just build)
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (I find it very fascinating to try and uncover how life works)
- Math (Feel like I didn't really get a hang of math early on but now realize how important and fun it can be. Currently reading A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics)
- Machine learning & AI (Huge potential in drug discovery)
- Computer Aided Drug Discovery (Did a dissertation on this and loved it)
- Deep dive into Genomics and Genetic Engineering (I find genetics to be very similar to coding)
- Aging and Longevity research (I'm 25 but still see aging as a disease ever since I turned 18. It's why I chose to do a medical related undergraduate course. Hopefully we can better understand how aging works, and how to stop/delay it)
- C, C++, Python and R (For writing bioinformatics tools)
- Computer graphics and game development (This is a bit of a stretch. Hopefully I can manage. I find graphics and game programming to be one of coolest uses of math. Seeing stuff I used to dread like trigonometry actually being of use gives me a reason to learn them)
- Playing an instrument, maybe guitar and getting good at FL Studio (Music is fun)
- How stocks work (Trying my luck at financial independence plus the regards of WSB intrigue me)
I've already started improving my C++ knowledge with www.learncpp.com and Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language (4th Edition)" because my PhD supervisor is into C++ and I've got a few projects with him coming up where I may need to read and write C++ code.
One of the projects will also involve using a supercomputer, so I think I'll have to learn some of the various ways of interacting with that (Slurm, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, GNU Parallel? I don't really know anything about it yet). I imagine I'll mostly learn about this from dipping into various guides and manuals and playing with examples rather than a proper book or course.
One of the projects will also involve using a supercomputer, so I think I'll have to learn some of the various ways of interacting with that (Slurm, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, GNU Parallel? I don't really know anything about it yet). I imagine I'll mostly learn about this from dipping into various guides and manuals and playing with examples rather than a proper book or course.
What: Kubernetes and related software: Helm, Argo. And related infrastructure tools (Server Security, CICD, Monitoring, Logs analysis, etc.)
Why: I've already built full stack applications (FE, BE, DB). I want to go deeper down the rabbit hole: learning the infrastructure which supports applications.
How: KodeKloud.com (fresher content than ACloudGuru.com), Udemy.com , IRC , eBooks, Various articles.
Why: I've already built full stack applications (FE, BE, DB). I want to go deeper down the rabbit hole: learning the infrastructure which supports applications.
How: KodeKloud.com (fresher content than ACloudGuru.com), Udemy.com , IRC , eBooks, Various articles.
- French - working with a tutor on iTalki
- Figure Drawing/landscape sketches - Master studying the classics across art history
- SaaS sales and marketing
- song composition - mostly master studying music I like and reverse engineering them
- home DIY projects
- audio production - goal is to be able to produce quality demos in either Garage Band or Reaper for me and my friends
Personal? I want to go back to studying German as my third language. And practice for tournaments in fighting games. A bit laughable, but they gives for me some sense of purpose.
I want to pickup Rust this year and create few projects I could show in portfolio for when I will be looking for my first apprenticeship
I want to pickup Rust this year and create few projects I could show in portfolio for when I will be looking for my first apprenticeship
Get more fluent in Spanish, jazz piano, Go, Docker. Bee keeping, gourmet mushroom cultivation. Make short animation films with CSS, SVG, Web Audio, MIDI. Build "smart" systems with ESP32, sensors, actuators, interconnected and remote-controlled devices.
Keep brain and body happy and productive with a jungle of wide-ranging and diverse interests. Breathe in: many books for inspiration, information and theory, thoughts and discussions. Breathe out: the patient practice, regular exercise, and joyful expression.
More than personal satisfaction, I hope to apply any skills I gain to contribute to the social good in my local habitat, to entertain and have fun with family and friends. Bonus if it also creates economic value.
Keep brain and body happy and productive with a jungle of wide-ranging and diverse interests. Breathe in: many books for inspiration, information and theory, thoughts and discussions. Breathe out: the patient practice, regular exercise, and joyful expression.
More than personal satisfaction, I hope to apply any skills I gain to contribute to the social good in my local habitat, to entertain and have fun with family and friends. Bonus if it also creates economic value.
Maintaining / improving Spanish also on my list. You might check out the Spanish Obsessed podcast (free), which I've enjoyed as a low effort way to increase exposure on drives.
Thanks! I'll check out the Spanish Obsessed podcasts.
https://www.spanishobsessed.com/spanish-podcasts/
I'm currently going through Dreaming Spanish, a series of bite-sized videos with an immersive approach using only the target language.
https://www.dreamingspanish.com/
https://www.spanishobsessed.com/spanish-podcasts/
I'm currently going through Dreaming Spanish, a series of bite-sized videos with an immersive approach using only the target language.
https://www.dreamingspanish.com/
I am learning how to auto-generate almost all the code needed to build complex real-world business applications. I ideally want to only have to hand write the business logic that the customer cares about and automate the rest.
I have so far been able to generate roughly 80% of the code. Which is a massive productivity boost. However I am pushing to get it as close to 100% as possible. That is of course impossible but the closer to 100% I get the more it will boost my productivity.
It’s a fun project to work on by the way. You have to think about everything from the high-level architecture to the lowest level data structures.
I have so far been able to generate roughly 80% of the code. Which is a massive productivity boost. However I am pushing to get it as close to 100% as possible. That is of course impossible but the closer to 100% I get the more it will boost my productivity.
It’s a fun project to work on by the way. You have to think about everything from the high-level architecture to the lowest level data structures.
Medical Billing and Coding - I want at least one stream of income where I can work from anywhere, in case this downturn is severe enough to force my hands to come into an office.
Spanish - I want to be able to at least read on a 5th grade level.
Stocks - A general idea of what most of the terms mean.
Creative endeavors - Either drawing, music or writing. Something to escape with and have proof that it was an interesting journey.
Weight loss - Gained over 50lbs since the pandemic. Need to lose 3x time to get to a healthy weight.
I have many, many more, but these are the 5 I'm the most interested in.
Spanish - I want to be able to at least read on a 5th grade level.
Stocks - A general idea of what most of the terms mean.
Creative endeavors - Either drawing, music or writing. Something to escape with and have proof that it was an interesting journey.
Weight loss - Gained over 50lbs since the pandemic. Need to lose 3x time to get to a healthy weight.
I have many, many more, but these are the 5 I'm the most interested in.
> Need to lose 3x time to get to a healthy weight.
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
Rust, C, Linux internals. Although I've never done any systems programming work, I find it really interesting, I want to focus on that, that's what I've always wanted to do.
Natural language processing. 30-60 minutes a day, 3-4 tines a week. Slowly but surely I will learn enough to apply to my existing programming skills.
Do you have any resources you can recommend? courses/books..etc.
Some more biology, among other things. Didn't get the chance to formally study biology in college after 10+2. I was mostly a "hard science" (phys+chem+math) guy and only later I learned to appreciate the true beauty of the subject.
I'll finish my UX studies in 6 months but I reckon i will keep taking course and learning new topics because the field is so vast. I want to focus more on agile and product discovery so any recs are appreciated.
Entrepreneurship
haskell, prolog, erlang, elixir, fp
Do you have specific books or courses that you plan to use for learning those subjects?
A brief explanation regarding why you chose to learn that subject would be helpful.