Expanding your possibilities through informal learning

In Heather’s two decades of experience working with some of the top developers around the world, approximately half of the developers I have worked with have been self-taught, meaning that they have not completed formal learning to acquire their development skills.

Whether you have acquired your skills through formal learning or not, there is a significant role to play in informal learning. You will expand your career possibilities through informal learning.

There are many forms that informal learning can take. While there are a myriad of online audio and/or video options available, there are also books (or e-books or audiobooks) and the often-overlooked informal learning option of pair programming. There are also books published by Packt on pair programming. Informal learning has the advantages of being affordable, accessible, and self-paced. You must still keep at the top of your mind the motivation for your learning...