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by dragonwriter
2607 days ago
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> That's what the context is here. I disagree. > There's a notion in the software development profession that you should have a side project which you put near full-time hours and / or effort into. There's a common notion that you should be doing practical learning, including side projects, outside of “normal” paid work. It is far less common, however, to encounter the idea that it should be near full-time hours (and it's not clear to me what “full-time effort” distinct from hours even could mean.) > Studying law is equivalent to reading the tech news / seing what other people are doing / keeping up with best practices. No, it's not: in fact, this kind of professional reading is often expressly excluded from the definition of activities that apply to continuing legal education requirements. Lawyers do, as a practical matter, need to do the equivalent of what you are talking about, but in addition to not as their CLE requirement. |
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She has to read new laws once in a while (sometimes even once per year). To be relevant I as a Software Developer have to read about new stuff DAILY, while writing to my own blog, do side projects from time to time and learn other stuff i need for my current work.
I would not be lyin when i say being a good software developer (in the eyes of industry) costs you around 20h of work extra per week.