[LA.pm] Next step for a newbie

[Ranga Nathan]

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Ranga Nathan / CSG
Systems Programmer - Specialist; Technical Services; 
BAX Global Inc. Irvine-California
Tel: 714-442-7591   Fax: 714-442-2840




David Pisoni <dpisoni at Shopzilla.com> 

05/10/2006 09:15 PM

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Los Angeles Perl Mongers <losangeles-pm at mail.pm.org>
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Ron Smith <geeksatlarge at yahoo.com>, Ranga Nathan <RNathan at baxglobal.com>
Subject
Re: [LA.pm] Next step for a newbie







On May 10, 2006, at 13.49, Ranga Nathan wrote:

.  IMHO really knowing a technology is less about memorizing all the 
inputs and outputs 

When someone asked Einstein for his phone number, he reached for the phone 
book. When asked how come he did not remember his phone number his  answer 
was: "I dont need to remember. I know where it is".
I keep an extensive list of bookmarks.
(though that is very helpful for sure), and more about knowing where to 
find the answers to your questions quickly and efficiently. That will get 
you far more "learning leverage">



YAPC::NA is in Chicago this year, last week of June.  <
http://www.yapcchicago.org/>  It's not too late to register!

Too bad. My manager says that I can not do this as well as Linuxworld Expo 
in SF :-(

Enjoy,
David Pisoni
Director, Site Infrastructure
Shopzilla <http://www.shopzilla.com/>

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