How to shorten brain context switch delay when need to use new technology\framework?

Question

The problem is when I have to deal when new framework\library\language it completely slows my work process, at first it's kind of shock, you're sitting on your place about a day doing nothing surfing the net, because you simply can't do anything even read docs, then, on the second day I realize that I definitely should do something and starting read about it, then I realize that I don't understand it, then I'm reading until I got feeling that I should show some results immediately and then I'm writing the code quite fast and the job doesn't seem to be difficult. Then job is done and I won't probably return to that technologie\framework for a month or a year or never at all. And certainly will forget almost everything about it after a month. If illustrate by checkpoints i have: shock, long studying, fast work, never use after, completely forget. So what would be the solution here?

Answer 1

Two thoughts.

1. There is nothing wrong with flirting with new technologies then leaving them alone. At worst you have been exposed to some different paradigms.

2. Since however this appears to be bothering you a suggestion would be to pick a problem to solve in all the new technologies you play with - something like Naughts and Crosses - but what ever it is, it is the same. that way you know the problem you need to solve, and it will help focus you.

Answer 2

Take a look at Pragmatic Thinking and Learning from the Pragmatic Programmers...