Fragmented - An Android Developer Podcast

205: How to Learn New Technologies

Episode Summary

In this episode, Donn talks about the best way to learn a new technology from the ground up. Want to learn something new? This episode is bound to help you.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Donn talks about the best way to learn a new technology from the ground up. Want to learn something new?  This episode is for you.

You'll learn Donn's proven 5-step methodology for learning new technology. This is the same method Donn has used for over 2 decades of learning new technology. We hope it helps you.

Shownotes

The 5 Steps:

  1. Choose a Simple Problem Domain (Note Taking app or Calorie/Protein Tracker)
  2. Do not worry about best practices
  3. Start Small, then go smaller: Super tiny nibbles of work
  4. Build Something Ugly and just "Get it working"
  5. Don't Conflate Technologies if you don't have to. Keep it simple.

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