Staying current without exhaustion.
WHAT CHANGES FREQUENTLY
Frameworks and libraries Tooling Recommended patterns
WHAT CHANGES SLOWLY
The platform itself: markup, styling, scripting, protocols
Security principles Performance principles Accessibility requirements
WHAT THAT MEANS
Invest in the slow-changing foundations.
WHY
They transfer between every framework, and remain true.
WHAT TO IGNORE
Most announcements.
WHAT TO PAY ATTENTION TO
Changes to what you actually use Browser support for things you rely on Security advisories for your dependencies
WHAT TO LEARN DELIBERATELY
One thing at a time, applied to real work.
WHY
Skills learned without application are forgotten.
WHAT TO RESIST
Rewriting working systems in newer technology Adopting a tool because it is discussed
WHAT TO ASK BEFORE ADOPTING ANYTHING
What problem does this solve for us?
WHAT TO BUILD
Depth somewhere, alongside breadth.
WHAT TO ACCEPT
That you cannot know everything, and nobody does.
