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It's also strange in that I don't think I'd get very much out of simply watching anyone work, unless they were also giving live commentary or something.
by rbavocadotree 7y ago
It's also strange in that I don't think I'd get very much out of simply watching anyone work, unless they were also giving live commentary or something.
- nitrogen 7y agoThere was an article posted on HN a while back that claimed that the best way for beginners to learn a new skill is to watch an expert just work, without any commentary or explanation. I tried finding a link, but couldn't come up with working search terms on DDG, Goog, or HN.
- dillonmckay 7y agoThis was an interesting article about the trend towards robotic surgery and the new methods to gain experience in such an environment. https://hbr.org/ideacast/2019/08/how-robots-and-ai-are-changing-job-training https://hbr.org/ideacast/2019/08/how-robots-and-ai-are-chang...
- tc7 7y agoReally seems like I should be better at golf, then. :tear
- Bekwnn 7y agoCasey Muratori's and Jonathan Blow's streams are pretty great in this regard. Both do low-level gamedev.
- arkh 7y agoThat's where pair programming can shine: when I see a junior who need help, I'll ask if they don't mind me coming around and helping. Just asking the right questions and guiding them to find a solution to their problem usually do the trick. And it helps me see the pain points of our code, documentation and specs.