logseq/journals/2022_08_27.md

• 03:01 quick capture: Q&A: Keeping your skillset fresh as a developer](https://mailchi.mp/20f5c451986f/githubs-the-readme-project-fixing-the-technical-interview-908915?e=31891c7f4a) collapsed:: true
  • #Highlights
    • I'm guided by what I'm working on at the moment and what I'm trying to accomplish
    • . I tend to think big picture about areas of expertise, like networking or machine learning, rather than specific technologies.
    • I try not to overthink which specific tools to learn and think more about the direction I'd like to take my career
    • follow a good set of more experienced people on Twitter
    • the way to really learn a technology is to build something with it that someone can actually use and then maintain it over time
    • When you're learning something new for the sake of learning, make sure it's actually something new
    • You'll learn more deeply by picking something truly different than what you’re used to.
    • if I try to learn too many things at once I don't get the depth I want.
    • I think about how the things I want to learn complement what I'm working on and my goals.
    • serverless databases
    • serverless functions instead of a database
    • Just because others are doing it doesn't mean that you have to do it if it doesn't grab your interest.
    • Sometimes it's best just to ask someone who knows, but getting good at finding answers for yourself pays dividends:
    • . The most important transferable skill, however, is learning how you learn most effectively.
    • half an hour to read books or watch tutorials
    • sparing half an hour a day to upskill is pretty doable
    • four hours per week for learning,
    • Applying a little curiosity to your current role will help you grow constantly, not just when you're sitting down with a book or a tutorial.
    • Atomic Habits by James Clear
    • The important thing is consistency.
• Viewpoint: New European Innovation Agenda to speed development and scale-up of innovation across Europe | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net) #Highlights collapsed:: true
  • The New European Innovation Agenda, adopted by the Commission in July, aims to unlock Europe’s innovation potential, and ensure its leading role on the global innovation scene, so that it becomes a place where deep tech innovation creates cutting-edge solutions across the continent
    • The New European Innovation Agenda emphasises our determination to seek solutions to the most pressing societal and economic challenges.
    • In 2020, the team of BioNTech and Pfizer brought the first COVID-19 vaccine from genetic sequence to market in less than a year, demonstrating the strength of this ecosystem.
    • The first flagship initiative concentrates on attracting private institutional investors
    • The second flagship is focused on supporting deep tech innovation through experimentation spaces and public procurement.
    • The third flagship aims to accelerate and strengthen innovation in a genuine pan-European innovation ecosystem across the EU
    • The fourth flagship initiative ensures the development and movement of vital deep technology talent inside and to the EU.
    • The last flagship effort focuses on the production and utilisation of comprehensive, comparable data sets and a common data repository that may inform EU-wide policies at all levels. #datamining