[wishpishh]

Thanks for your feedback.

Regarding reading, I find there's simply too much to read to just leave it to chance what to read. I want to strike a balance between reading the best stuff on the fundamentals while at the same time keeping up with recent trends. Whenever I start following too many blogs or check in too frequently to link aggregators such as HN, I find that my reading becomes too shallow and my attention span just gets ruined. What I want to do is find the best fundamental stuff that is still relevant, and keep reading stuff that is slightly above my current skill level. At the same time I want to read the most recent trends that are more than just indulgance in buzzwords or every single new framework or whatever.

I also need to find a way to strike a balance between reading and coding. Maybe doing the exercises in the books is a good thing. But I also want to try it in side projects like you said. I just don't want to get stuck in side projects with needless detail that doesn't really move me forward as a programmer.