Curiosity Digest #1

Curiosity Digest #1 - August 21, 2018
Stuff I'm curious about...

 Learning
Random Computer Terms and a Lifetime of Learning - DEV Community
Always like to see blogs and articles about learning. This guy is embarking on an interesting journey. Pick random computer computer terms and post about them. Could me fun! 

 What I learned by building my own VS Code extension
Learning as much as you can about the tools you use is always a good idea.

 Programming Languages
IsJulia a good alternative to R and Python for programmers?
PossiblePython rival? Programming language Julia is winning over developers
I'm always curious about how new programming languages come to be and gain popularity. Watching JavaScript frameworks come and go is interesting, but computer languages are a whole different story.

 Tutorials
Git
Git Tutorials for Beginners - Complete Course
For anyone who wants or needs to learn Git, I always recommend seeking out as many different sources of knowledge as you can. Learning things from multiple perspectives helps to reinforce what you learn. I've done a few Udemy courses. Most are pretty good and almost always on sale for around $10, so if you see something you like, wait for it to be discounted and give it a try.

 CSS
CSS Grid -- A Simple Layout Design Tutorial
The usual progression in learning CSS Layout is Floats > Flexbox > Grid (maybe you started with Tables a long time ago like me, but we don't talk about that anymore). Grid doesn't have universal support (yet, or ever in Internet Explorer although there are some polyfills that look interesting) but it is the future, so check it out!

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