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Dan Conn • Edited

I keep flexible by stretching!

No not the gym kind of stretching (although I do this a fair amount) but stretching my tech!

Predominantly my role is in backend Java, but I get to dabble in Python from time to time too. But if I suddenly hear about a lot of tech where I don't know where to start then I stretch my knowledge.

At the moment I'm doing this with frontend tech, last time I did frontend Angular and SASS were in their infancy so I'm trying to learn Vue JS, modern CSS, learning about Promises and Graph QL.

I'm also learning about Quantum Computing and Malware Analysis as this stuff is fascinating me at the moment.

So I guess that's how to stretch. Keep an ear to the ground and talk to others outside your own field and if something piques your interest then give it a whirl!