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This is something that we started our course with the idea that when learning something with our limited

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time and resource we need to make sure that we understand the most important concept.

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Why are we learning this.

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Why is this worth my time and why is this something that I should dedicate this time to too often we

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see new things in the developer ecosystem.

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It is always exciting to be working on the newest and shiniest thing that everybody is talking about.

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But remember those libraries and frameworks and configuration files and tools.

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Those things come and go.

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They're always changing.

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You can be a master of Westpac one day and two years later nobody cares because there's a better tool

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out there.

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The things that stick around are the fundamental computer science topics and software development practices.

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Sure these things change over time as well but they always evolve slowly with Y in mind when learning

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new things.

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Make sure you understand why the solution was created.

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What problem is it solving and why is this the answer to your problems if you're able to do this you

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stop being a player in the game of catch up in the developer ecosystem.

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Always trying to learn the latest library the newest tool the coolest functions to learn.

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It's like a game of hamster who's constantly trying to keep up with the wheel trying to run on that

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wheel but instead be an observer who is watching the ecosystem evolve from above.

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Watch how new libraries come and go understand the why of each libraries what problems they self understand

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the big picture why we do things but be the observer not the hamster you'll have a happier longer career

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overall.

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Trust me you won't be constantly trying to catch up with every library and framework.

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This way this big picture vision is what makes a senior developer or a manager or a leader.

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They don't have narrow vision.

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They see the entire ecosystem and they are able to make smart decisions because of that.

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So always start with why.