Transform - Enable lifelong learning
My third year of my undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems was spent on an industrial placement (or an internship, if you prefer). During that year I was exposed to the practicalities of enterprise software development as opposed to the academic way of development. I struggled upon my return to University, because I did not want to have to conform to a professor’s instructions, as it now seemed impractical, given my industry experience. Unfortunately, by the time I reached the end of the year, I was desperate to finish my courses, and just wanted to get out of formal education. It took me a decade to get over myself and return to study for my graduate degree. Now why I am telling you the details of my education? For the time between courses, I was not interested in learning new skills outside of my technology focus. I would only learn new technologies during my time in the office, and I would only learn them to further my career. There was no personal or professional development in mind; I simply churned my way through the course or technologies. After a while, I came to realize that the individual technology is not that important, but rather, the ability to adapt and learn was. Now, you may be familiar with the phrase, “There is no zeal like that of a convert;” well, folks, I now have that zeal. Writing this book is proof of that. Since graduating, I have been reading widely a variety of books. I’m trying to learn something new each day, not simply in a technology environment, but on a much wider scale.
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