Saturday, March 19, 2005

Only so many hours in a day

It's a problem that every worthy programmer runs into - you want to learn so much, but there is only so much time. There are so many things I want to learn - the data abilities of XML, the ease of creating a site with ASP.NET, the amazing speed and coding ability of PHP and its interaction with mySQL. I have bought books on every one of these topics in the past 2 weeks, but still haven't gotten a chance to open them. I still have 2 issues of MSDN magazine that I have yet to read, and about 10 of this other IT magazine that I get free every week. I want to study and take the exam to be certified in VB.NET. There just isn't enough time though. I do have a job, and must work 40 hours per week. I have obligations with my Sourceforge projects. I want to add content and customize this website and my other one, but I also just bought a house less than a year ago and need to work on that. One day I hope we'll be able to buy books on cards and just insert them into a slot in our brain, instantly getting all the information. Only then, as T.S. Eliot says, "There will be time, there will be time".

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