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That's just how we learn to apply things correctly. If the first time you use a tool is to build a scale-appropriate project, you will stumble and likely fail.
by arjie 9y ago
That's just how we learn to apply things correctly. If the first time you use a tool is to build a scale-appropriate project, you will stumble and likely fail.
Imagine you want to sail across the Atlantic and, to acclimate to the necessary tasks, you started small: sailing down the Thames, then sailing to Calais, then sailing farther and into the deeper ocean, before you decide to take the big trip. Now imagine you posted a blog post about this, and the first thing someone pointed out is that you can take the ferry to Calais.
That's what you've done.
- jbreckmckye 9y ago> That's just how we learn to apply things correctly. That's fine when we're writing personal projects, but don't professional gigs require a greater standard of care? Imagine you need to need to transport water to your home. You start by consulting best practices and blogs and conclude that the only way to take water somewhere is using a helitanker. This is a dual rotor helicopter with an enormous hold. You consult a building planner to construct a helipad on your roof. You seek an expert helicopter pilot. You spend several weeks poring over different models of helicopter. You can do a lot of iteration and eventually reach the right result, but that still won't stop your house burning down in this analogy.
- arjie 9y agoHahaha, I must admit to laughing out loud reading that. I was referring to projects like the one linked, which are quite clearly either technology demonstrations or practice stuff.