You Don't Need to Know it All

With a new libraries, frameworks and tools being released every year, it's hard to keep up. The truth is you don't need to learn most of them, but you do need to know what's out there. In this talk, we'll cover how to assess and new technologies, and be okay with only knowing the basics.

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1. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events You don't need to know it all
2. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events
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5. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events I often feel overwhelmed by the number of new technologies I need to learn
6. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events ⚠ Disclaimer: I don't know what you should learn
7. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Contexts to learning skills ① You keep hearing about a technology ② You need to solve a specific problem
8. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Where is the hype?
9. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Now You vs Future You
10. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Framing the Problem
11. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Project Life Expectancy
12. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events YOUR FIRST CHECKLIST ✅ Do I understand and trust where the hype is coming from? ✅ What are the industry trends and how does this feed into them? ✅ Have I factored in how long it will be until this tool is widespread? ✅ What problem do I need solved? How will I know it's solved? ✅ How long does this project need to exist for? Can I risk it?
13. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Assessing Tools
14. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events What is maturity?
15. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Evaluating a tool's maturity First steps
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18. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Evaluating a tool's maturity Learning & Support
19. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Tool Lock-In
20. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Comparison
21. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events YOUR ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ✅ Hold old is this tool? Is it relied upon? ✅ Who maintains it? Will they continue to? ✅ How are the learning resources? Can I work with them? ✅ Is there community support? Can I ask someone for help? ✅ Is there a lock-in? Can I move away to another tool? ✅ Have I done a comparison amongst various tools?
22. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events What's your threshold? An evening? A weekend? A week?
23. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Know what your time is worth
24. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Build the smallest thing possible
25. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events YOUR CHECKLIST TO TEST TOOLS ✅ Hold long will I commit to learning this tool? ✅ What does success look like? How will I know I've met my goal? ✅ What is the most simple way I can test the tool?
26. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events How to Learn ① Readers ② Watchers
27. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Readers
28. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Watchers
29. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Trust your gut with how you learn
30. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Personal Growth in Learning Keep records of your wins
31. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Personal Growth in Learning Keep records of your challenges
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33. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events YOUR LEARNING CHECKLIST ✅ Am I a reader or a watcher? ✅ Does this tool have the right resources for me? ✅ If not - can I makeshift them? Is this sustainable? ✅ Where there are wins - what were they? What made them happen? ✅ Where I struggled, why? Did I overcome the problem? ✅ Are there any patterns in why things were easy/hard?
34. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events The more you learn, the less you know
35. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Having a small and honed skill-set is very valuable
36. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Don't compare your inside to others' outsides
37. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Be okay with what you don't know
38. Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events Thank you! @_phzn lws.io @underlandxyz underland.events