I have been writing software both academically and for fun for over 5 years now. In a few weeks I will move to Argentina and live there for a year. I will be living with little to no internet access for this year. At most, I will be able to visit an internet cafe for a couple hours each week.<p>While the internet can be a huge distraction at times, it is also a major resource for software development. How can I stay on top of my game this coming year with such limited access? All suggestions and insights are welcome.<p>Note: I am not looking for some solution to gain access to internet, but rather ways to stay sharp and up-to-date without it.
Lots of books and a subscription to <a href="http://hackermonthly.com/store.html" rel="nofollow">http://hackermonthly.com/store.html</a> should keep you sane.
Back in my day, they had these things called tech magazines... :-D<p>Secondly, right there are some problems looking for a solution:
- Can you figure out a way to improve remote internet access...
- Can you work up some caching mostly off-line reader/browser/email so when you do connect you can queue in all the stuff you had thought about off-line.<p>Learning general programming & making a web-dev laptop setup of technologies you want to hone are a couple good ideas.