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That heuristic from Weinberg is excellent. I think that illustrates the point we were discussing above in a much clearer way. Thanks for bringing him to light.

That heuristic from Weinberg is excellent. I think that illustrates the point we were discussing above in a much clearer way. Thanks for bringing him to light. I was completely ignorant of him before your comment and look forward to looking into the sources you graciously added to the discussion. Edit: Went to add the books you cited to my Goodreads list and lo and behold, the first one was already there. I am not going to live long enough to read all of the books I want to!

pjmorris 7y ago
> I am not going to live long enough to read all of the books I want to! The day that thought first came to me was a dark day! Another of Weinberg's heuristics [0]: Read books only after three people have recommended them. It's a quality filter, tuned to the kind of people you associate with, and to reducing the number of pages you'll have to digest. [0] From a message on the SHAPE (Software as a Human Activity Practiced Effectively) online forum, which may be long gone.