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by skydhash 348 days ago
I learn new languages mostly for hirability or to explore new and fun concepts. After the realization that my job is solving problem and not using shiny tech, most of my reading has switched to what problems people are facing and possible solutions. And that usually involves a mix of theory (to understand) and best practices (as shortcuts).

There’s one optimization path that people seems to barely explore (other than editor nerds): navigation based on search and marking stuff for further actions. You see people using VS Code like notepad and they go on to complain that coding is tedious.

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Sounds rewarding, any particular resource you would recommend that you've enjoyed?
Here is my current reading list (in CSV Format).

https://pastebin.com/BXwTjY54

As for the second part. Learn vim, emacs, kakoune, or try to be fluent in your current editor. The reason I put Vim and Emacs on top of the list is that they have powerful primitives for coding and they're not notepad patched with external tools.