When you do something, you need to put every ounce of effort you have into it, and finish it in a way that will make the people around you and yourself proud. You need to Live in what you're doing, breathe it and dream it. PhDs talk about this all the time, but this philosophy of focusing on one topic applies to everything you do.
This list is mostly Web and C++ resources, and is oriented for software development in Apps and Games.
Have you ever been bored learning something? When I see a video like the ones from VSauce or Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell I'm captivated. It's the job of a video maker to make it as easy as possible for you to learn something, to entertain you if possible.
- JSConf
- ngConf
- nodeConf
- Wix Tech Talks
- O'Reilly
- Google Developers
- TxJs - Texas based Web Development Conference Talks
- ReadTheSource - Have the source for React, Angular, Elm, etc. read by the creators as they detail design decisions!
- LinuxConf2015
- Facebook Developers
I love reading tech blogs like Gizmodo or Kotaku since they're short, sweet and to the point. Blogs are like that, tiny books.
Books can be really long and boring, don't be discouraged, if you're bored of one, pick up another till you find The One.
- Elequent Javascript by Marijn Haverbeke
- Programming Javascript Applications by Eric Elliott
- Game Engine Architecture by Jason Gregory
Driving in the car, exerising, cleaning, cooking, wouldn't you rather be doing something productive? Podcasts make those mundane tasks livable.
I remember when I joined Serebii's forum when I was 9, was a total noob, had no idea what I was doing talking with college kids. Fun times, join a place, talk a bit and make a difference in someone's life!
- Codepen - A Frontend Developer Playground
- GitBook - A Free Book Community
- r/web_design
- r/webdev
There's a lot of people, with a lot of free stuff that are begging for people to take them. Free money for scholarships, the crazy amounds of cash Kickstarter throws around.
- Let's Encrypt - Free SSL Certificates
- FbStart - new program from Facebook designed to help early stage mobile startups build and grow their apps.
- Github Education - Dozens of free resources from great companies to help students learn.
You should shoot for an ideal, have someone to look up to, just be prepared to be disapointed.
- Paul Lewis - Chrome Developer
- Benedikt Bitterli - Masters Student @ Disney Research
- Ryan Juckket - Bungie Game Engine Sandbox Developer