如何跟上前端开发的最新前沿  前端开发

为了知道前端界都在发生些什么, 我经常刷推特和 G+.

对于那些我经常使用的工具和库, 我会关注下作者的最新情况, 这样才能知道接下来会有什么发展.

关注下那些制定网络标准的人也很有好处, 这样你才能知道接下来的几年会有什么发展.

我发现对我来说, 只有不断实践才能跟上最新发展.

我在推特上关注了很多前端界的人, 也读博客和编程界新闻, 但我发现实践比纯读更能学到东西.

当我想学一样东西的时候, 我就直接开始做项目, 然后从中不断学习, 理解核心概念.

I follow people on Twitter who produce new things. Some people like to follow just blogs, but I like to see what the people who make things recommend. My Twitter feed has sort of replaced my old RSS feed to some extent - I am way more likely to read an article recommended by someone who I see posting their repos alongside it. That kind of behavior tells me that the person is both an active developer and someone who thinks about their craft in most cases.

I'm trying to spend more time on various W3C working group and specification mailing lists. There is a lot that goes over my head about the specific implementations of features that as a web developer I would take for granted every day. Sometimes keeping up is challenging, but I like a good challenge and as I stick around I learn more and more so I can ideally contribute more to the discussion in the future.

There is a saying that goes around: "If you feel like you are the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." Surround yourself with people who are intelligent but not cocky about it.

我推荐读以下3个资源来跟上最新发展.

一, 推特. 先关注些你认识的知名前端开发者, 比如你经常用的某个库的作者. 然后从他的关注列表里面去挖掘, 迟早你会看到一些有用的推特.

二, Echo JS 是个 JavaScript 新闻站. 它的布局和 Hacker News 类似.

三, 关注这些 每周邮件 (那啥: 我是 JavaScript 每周新闻的编辑).

我很依赖于看推特来了解最新方向, 知道接下来会流行什么, 以及他们在面临什么问题.

我旅行的时候也读 Web 相关的 RSS, 书还有杂志等等.

还有我认为实践很重要, 找点业余时间自己做个小项目, 或是给别人的项目贡献代码, 或是试下最新的工具或技术. 尝试, 失败, 成功, 分享, 重复这个流程.

I keep up with front-end technologies religiously. As part of my daily activities, I spend 20 to 30 minutes reviewing twitter and RSS feeds, investigating anything that sparks my interest.

I am also regularly reading (books), watching (videos), or writing about my practice. From time to time I pick a coding, or writing, project and focus all of my spare time in this area. When I tire of writing words or code I simply spend time reading code.

When I'm feeling burnt out I'll attend a conference so that I can be inspired by ideas and people. And when I am really bored I start looking into practices that cross over into my area of expertise.

The secret to keeping up is not to view it as an extra chore, but instead as part of the job I've chosen.

1. 有几个订阅源(feeds) 我天天都读
2. 我关注了很多人, 包括 Web 标准的制定者, 以及开发浏览器的, 还有厉害的其他类别的开发者.
3. 我偶尔会阅读标准, 有些很好理解而且是一手资讯, W3C邮件列表(W3C mailing lists) 也很有帮助: 你在新技术出现的那一刻就能开始学习他们, 甚至你可以影响到这些新技术的发展!
4. 参加会议

• html5rocks.com
• peter.sh
• masataka yakura on G+
• @simevidas
• my RSS feed bundles (OPML is available)
• @ebidel
• @chromiumdev
• Open Web Platform Weekly Summary
• chromium blog
• HTML5 Weekly
• JS Weekly
• Web Design Weekly

and knowing the people behind all significant projects :)

每个人都知道推特是个好地方, 人家会发有关最新技术的教程和博客之类的, 但是他们是从哪里学来的?

当你进步到某个水平... 你就得去读邮件列表了(mailing lists) 甚至是源代码. 你得习惯于阅读标准(specifications), 以及参加邮件列表的讨论, 还有理解源代码. 这样才能进步.