Hacker News with Generative AI: Skill Development

Ask HN: Escaping a Low-Paying Nepali IT Job and Ineffective Learning Cycle (ycombinator.com)
I'm drained by my unfulfilling, low-paying IT job in Nepal, which I keep to avoid financial uncertainty. My skills after 2+ years are limited to basic Linux command line. I study subjects like Java, DSA, and Computer Networks, but I forget what I learn, delete my notes, and restart, making little progress. My resume and interviewing skills are weak, and lying on my resume hasn't helped.
Structuring Competency-Based Courses Through Skill Trees (arxiv.org)
Computer science education has seen two important trends. One has been a shift from raw theory towards skills: competency-based teaching. Another has been increasing student numbers, with as a result more automation in teaching.
The Impossibility of Making an Elite Engineer (2017) (tidyfirst.substack.com)
After coaching hundreds of engineers, I got to thinking about why more people don’t reach the top levels.