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My goal over the years has been to shrink the time for a
developer to learn a new technology so they are job ready.
A couple of weekends ago, I was invited onto the Locknote
panel at this year’s
DDD
Sydney conference. The topic of discussion was learning.
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The two most common questions asked were:
- What is the most effective way to learn?
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How do you retain the most valuable information?
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So I decided to write this blog post about it.
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At SSW we have trained thousands of developers over the
last 25 years in Australia and around the world and we
have seen the best results when developers learn by doing.
The theory of “Learning by Doing” basically says that in
order to retain the most amount of information, you’ve got
to actually do the thing you’re learning.
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Traditional Methods of Learning
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Figure: The
SSW Learning Pyramid
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Keep reading to see how I learnt to train devs as
quickly as possible
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Featured Video from SSW TV
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VIDEO: Power BI & SharePoint – Adam Cogan
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You wouldn’t have a website without google
analytics. You wouldn’t attend the races
without a top hat. So why use SharePoint
without beautiful insights on what users are
doing?
Watch video.
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Angular 2 - 6 Week Online Bootcamp
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FireBootCamp is running a new 6-week online
Angular 2 course designed to teach you how to
build robust user interfaces using the Angular
2 framework. This course is for front end and
backend developers who want to upskill in the
shortest possible time on Angular 2. We teach
you how to build scalable/enterprise apps
following best practices we have learned from
experience on client projects.
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Read more
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With the release of Angular 2, there's even
more to learn and love. Angular Hack Days are
free events for beginner and pros alike to
come and share the thrill of creating
something beautiful in a supportive and
friendly environment.
Read More
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Oct
8
Sat
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Melbourne, Australia
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Oct
22
Sat
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Brisbane, Australia
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Nov
5
Sat
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Sydney, Australia
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Xamarin Hack Days are free events that make it
easy for anyone to learn cross-platform
development using Xamarin, a product that
allows you to use .NET/C# to create native
apps that will run across Android, iOS, and
Windows.
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Jun
18
Sat
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Melbourne, Australia
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Jun
18
Sat
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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Jul
9
Sat
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Sydney, Australia
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From 1-5 August 2016 Hilton Sydney will host
the first ever NDC in Australia. The event
will feature international speakers like Scott
Hanselman, Damian Edwards, as well as Aussie
names such as Troy Hunt, Greg Low, and SSW's
very own Adam Cogan.
NDC is a 5 day event with 2 days of deep dive
workshops and 3 days of conference sessions.
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Aug
1-5
Week
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Sydney, Australia
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One time only, NDC Sydney special event! 2
world-class Scrum trainers are coming together
to run a special edition Professional Scrum
Master Training Course.
The Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course is
a 2-day course that covers the principles and
(empirical) process theory underpinning the
mechanics, rules and roles of the Scrum
framework.
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Jul
28
Thu
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Sydney, Australia
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Dev SuperPowers Webinar
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C# 6.0 Features you should be using now - C#
6.0 will change the way you write C#. There
are many language features that are so much
more efficient you’ll wonder why they weren’t
there since the beginning.
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SSW is conducting a survey to find out the challenges
companies have with taking their web app to China.
Participate in the survey and we will send you the results
when the research is complete.
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Take the survey
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June User Group - Sydney
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Session 1: Enhanced .NET Unit Testing with David Gardiner
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In this fast-paced talk we'll look at a bunch of really
useful libraries and tools that can make writing unit
tests faster, simplify reading and understanding test code
and better help identify the root cause of failed tests.
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A great mix of general and special purpose libraries to
have in your unit testing toolbox.
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About the presenter
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David Gardiner has been creating software for
over 20 years, and has a passion for continual
learning and improving quality. A Microsoft
MVP (Visual Studio and Development
Technologies), he helps run the Adelaide .NET
User Group. David works as a Senior Software
Developer at RL Solutions on healthcare
software. He blogs at
https://david.gardiner.net.au/
and tweets at @DavidRGardiner.
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Session 2: Deploying ASP.NET Core Applications including
Octopus, Docker & RM
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ASP.NET Core is a whole new world for ASP.NET developers
because it opens the door to cross-platform development.
However, it comes with a hefty price. Not only does it
take some time before you get your head around, even
deployment is now quite different.
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So how can you bring ASP.NET Core application and DevOps
under the same roof? In this session you will learn how to
deploy ASP.NET Core applications to on-premises IIS, Azure
and Docker without compromising the DevOps experience when
using tools like Octopus Deploy and Release Management.
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What to expect from the session:
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Get an understanding of the ASP.NET Core fundamentals
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Learn how to deploy ASP.NET Core application using
Octopus Deploy
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Learn how to deploy ASP.NET Core application using
Release Management
- Learn how to deploy to a Linux Docker Container
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About the presenter
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Danijel is a DevOps mastermind with a broad
range of technical skills and a deep desire to
understand the client's business first. In his
career, which includes more than 10 years of
professional experience, he has built Desktop,
Mobile & Web projects, many of them at the
Enterprise level. With an eye on the bleeding
edge technologies, he is always one step ahead
and loves sharing his experience at user
groups and conferences. In 2013, Danijel was
awarded Microsoft MVP status for Visual Studio
ALM (now Visual Studio and Development
Technologies) for his contributions to the
community, which he has maintained every year
since.
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Jun
15
Wed
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SSW Sydney
Gateway Court Suite 15
81-91 Military Road, Neutral Bay
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SSW and Octopus Deploy invite you to join us for
pizza! It's a fun and delicious opportunity for
networking with peers and sharing thoughts after the
Sydney .NET User Group.
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Jun
15
Wed
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SSW Sydney
Gateway Court Suite 15
81-91 Military Road, Neutral Bay
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Sydney .NET User Group and NerdDinner proudly
sponsored by:
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June User Group - Canberra
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Not Running due to Public
Holiday
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