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Stephen's Plan to Suck Less (at Software Development)
Stephen's Knowledge Portfolio
| Principle | Goal |
|---|---|
| Learn one new language a year (and do something useful with it) | Perl (?) by end of 2009 |
| Study a book a quarter | The Pragmatic Programmer by end of October 2009 The Mythical Man Month by end of January 2010 Code Complete 2 by end of April 2010 |
| Study magazine articles | Study July's MSDN magazine articles by 16 August 2009 Study August's MSDN magazine articles by 30 August 2009 |
| Attend local user group events | Keep an eye on Intergen events and Christchurch .NET User Group events. |
| Read blogs | Keep reading Coding Horror. |
| Podcasts | Keep listening to Stack Overflow's podcast. |
Weekly Schedule
Upcoming
| Week Ending | Task | Progress | Achieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2009 | 7+ hours exam study | M 81m T 61m W 70m Th 90m F 62m | |
| 2 August 2009 | Update exam question recordings | ||
| 2 August 2009 | Read 'Design Principles and Design Patterns' | ||
| 2 August 2009 | Create exam question lucky dip | ||
| 9 August 2009 | 7+ hours exam study | ||
| 16 August 2009 | 7+ hours exam study | ||
| 16 August 2009 | Read July's MSDN magazine articles | ||
| 23 August 2009 | 7+ hours exam study | ||
| 30 August 2009 | Read August's MSDN magazine articles |
Previous
| Week Ending | Task | Achieved |
|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2009 | Pick which book to read next | Yes |
Goals
Current Committed
- Complete 70-536 exam.
Future Uncommitted
- Write Buckets front end with MVC framework.
- Complete 70-528 exam (to get MCTS)
- Successfully submit a patch to an open source project.
Language of the Year
| Year | Language |
|---|---|
| 2009 | ?? |
Books to Study
- The Pragmatic Programmer
- The Mythical Man Month
- Code Complete 2
Articles to Study
- Design Principles and Design Patterns - Robert C. Martin
- Pablo's SOLID Software Development (eBook)
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