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For me it all has to do with doing stuff outside of work. You are not a developer for your 9 to 5. You are a developer 24/7 and it is one of the few professions where you can work on something all the time if you want to.

Not many professions have that.

In my case it's mostly books, blogposts for respectable developers and podcasts.

I also like creating a problem and making myself find the solution to it.

If you really want to learn something you need to touch it, not read about it.

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    Agreed. Most of what I learned was side projects and research. Which also helped me succeed in my day job.
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    @Jumpshot44 The problem though is all these skills I learn don't help me get a job....

    They all want 10+ yrs of experience in a specific tech, not someone that can quickly adapt and is highly flexible...
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