life behind the curve - mkgn #5
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A 5 minute talk given at MKGN #5 about the never-ending endeavour to keep up with everything in terms of web development and design. Hopefully it helped a few people in giving some advice in how you can keep up in your own way...TRANSCRIPT
Life Behind The Curve
Or how to keep up-to-datewith all things web
Westley Knight - @meteoracle
#MKGN July 2013
What I wanted to talk about
Workflows & Processes
Responsive Deliverables
Repurposing Your Tools
But things move so fast
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/04/22/repurposing-photoshop/
But things move so fast
http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
But things move so fast
http://responsiveconf.com/
How do you keep up to date?
http://uptodate.frontendrescue.org
How do you keep up to date?
• Who to follow on Twitter
• A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts
• Conferences to attend
• Advice on finding your own sources
And in practice?
580+ Articles
60 Podcast Episodes
~50 Hours
~45 Hours
And in practice?
4½ Months!
The short answer
You Can’t
How I’ve felt before
• I’ve felt threatened by the knowledge of others
• Put myself under immense pressure to learn
• Been judged for not using the latest thing
• I’ve doubted my own abilities
The good news
You don’thave to
You can look at it differently
• Only learn what you need to
• Keep it relevant to your situation
• Store material for future learning
• Take advice on board, but don’t be a sheep
Don’t worry, be happy
“To know is to know that you know
nothing. That is the meaning of
true knowledge.”
– Confucius
Thanks
meteoracle.co.uk
@meteoracle