It's a big world. Stay updated!steemCreated with Sketch.

in updated •  7 years ago  (edited)

The technological world is so big and it's expanding so much at such a fast rate that it has now become extremely hard to keep your self up to date with new technologies and new ways of doing things. However, keeping yourself updated is essential, and being able to adapt to new technologies is a skill that a developer must have.

Be more specific

The first step that you should take, is to choose a more specific topic that you are interested about or that is related in what you are doing. If you are a hardware engineer, of course, you'll want to read articles related to hardware rather than software.

Join a community

After you narrowed down your search, join a community! Get in touch with other people that share the same interests. There are countless ways to do this and you can choose what you prefer most. There are plenty of amazing communities on popular platforms such as Discord, Reddit, Slack and the list goes on. Not only is a community great for discussing cutting-edge technology, but you can also work on projects and socialize with people within the community. Communities are awesome, but it can be hard to find one that you really like...

There's more...

It doesn't just end there! There are other things you can do for example visit news websites. Say that you are an ethical hacker, you can't afford to be clueless about what is happening around you. A great website for hackers is [TheHackerNews](https://thehackernews.com/) for example. Otherwise, if you are interested in cryptocurrencies, you can visit certain forums and ask people questions. Reddit has a huge community on cryptocurrencies, check it out! If you are more of the hardware type of guy, you might want to follow some youtube channels that perform some crazy experiments and discuss new hardware coming out, just like [Linus Tech Tips](https://www.youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips) or [HardwareCanucks](https://www.youtube.com/user/HardwareCanucks). Twitter is also a great platform where many posts are made directly from companies to showcase their new products or ideas.

What I have just told you, were just things that many people to do just to keep themselves updated. Let me know if you want me to write an article that goes deeper on more good ways to keep yourself up to date! Also, the resources I provided above are just my opinions, so I encourage you to conduct your own research and find some awesome resources that suit you best!

One last thing. Don't forget that most of the times you are going to find what you need whilst simply surfing the web. Google does his homework and it's its job to recommend you with things that might interest you!

With that said, you should now be able to finally be caught up and not miss a thing!

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