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Resolve to learn a quick programming skill
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There's lots you don't know, but that shouldn't stop you from learning more. Here's 25 things to learn that won't take longer than a day each
Once again its resolution time, that aribirary point in the calendar when many of us resolve to do something (practical/ career-enhancing/for a loved one) over the next 12 months.
It may be a coincidence, but computer science doctoral student Jacob Jensen has just come up with a list of 25
technical skills
a software developer or computer programmer can learn in one day.
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Things like make a simple, interactive
java applet
, or read the manual for your favourite language So if you're in the resolution mood, pick at least one and go to it.
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