Sometimes Folks Only Learn The Hard Way About Keeping Software Current

February 1, 2021 Rob McNelly

School’s been out for me for a very long time, but I still enjoy learning. I gain a sense of satisfaction whenever I learn something new. Specific to technology, exposure to new concepts helps me understand how things work together. I cannot count the number of times where I watched over someone’s shoulder, or watched someone on a shared screen, to learn about a new tool or technique, or a different way to set up my desktop or environment.

Watching and listening to people is my preferred way to learn, but other forms of education – reading IBM Redbooks and …