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almost 3 years ago

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 We, as developers, like to learn new stuff and try it ASAP. That stuff is mostly some new frameworks and tools (such as React, Angular, Spring, Web Forms, ...). Yet, those frameworks usually have 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁. Instead of learning frameworks, which are needed to some extent, we should focus more on learning fundamentals. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 allows a developer to understand the underlying principles and concepts common across different frameworks and programming languages. This understanding allows for more flexibility and adaptability when working with new technologies or when faced with problems that may not be easily solved by a specific framework. Additionally, a strong understanding of the fundamentals can lead to 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, as the developer can better understand how to customize and extend them to meet specific needs. Take an example of a web application that allows users to upload and share images, e.g., Ruby on Rails, and its functionalities for image processing. If the number of users increases, we could struggle with performance issues if we know only the framework well. Yet, if we understand the fundamentals of web development, we could try to identify bottlenecks and try different solutions, such as using CDN-s, optimizing image sizes, using different storage solutions, etc. So, which fundamentals to learn: 🔹 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 🔹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 🔹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 🔹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 🔹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 🔹 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Try to learn those fundamentals, buy and read these books: 🔸 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 🔸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 🔸 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 🔸 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁-𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 🔸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 #softwareengineering

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We, as developers, like to learn new stuff and try it ASAP. That stuff is mostly some new frameworks and tools (such as React, Angular, Spring, Web Forms, ...). Yet, those frameworks usually have 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁. Instead of learning frameworks, which are needed to some extent, we should focus more on learning fundamentals.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 allows a developer to understand the underlying principles and concepts common across different frameworks and programming languages. This understanding allows for more flexibility and adaptability when working with new technologies or when faced with problems that may not be easily solved by a specific framework.

Additionally, a strong understanding of the fundamentals can lead to 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, as the developer can better understand how to customize and extend them to meet specific needs.

Take an example of a web application that allows users to upload and share images, e.g., Ruby on Rails, and its functionalities for image processing. If the number of users increases, we could struggle with performance issues if we know only the framework well. Yet, if we understand the fundamentals of web development, we could try to identify bottlenecks and try different solutions, such as using CDN-s, optimizing image sizes, using different storage solutions, etc.

So, which fundamentals to learn:

🔹 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀
🔹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
🔹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲
🔹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
🔹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
🔹 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
🔹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻

Try to learn those fundamentals, buy and read these books:

🔸 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲
🔸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿
🔸 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲
🔸 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁-𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲
🔸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀

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Soumith Chintala

@soumithchintala

over 3 years ago

i might have heard the same 😃 -- I guess info like this is passed around but no one wants to say it out loud. GPT-4: 8 x 220B experts trained with different data/task distributions and 16-iter inference. Glad that Geohot said it out loud. Though, at this point, GPT-4 is probably distilled to be more efficient.

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