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Some constructive criticism to submitter/author: You're not noticing that you're inadvertently referring to "solutions" in multiple meanings which leads to fal
by jasode 6y ago
Some constructive criticism to submitter/author:
You're not noticing that you're inadvertently referring to "solutions" in multiple meanings which leads to false equivalence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation
E.g. "solution" in "they are solutions, and you shouldn’t learn to use solutions" in your 1st paragraph is referring software tools -- but 2nd paragraph of "solutions" in "bring me solutions, not problems" is about answers or actions to take irrespective of tools.
Because of the above confusion, I think a more accurate title and angle for your essay is "Learn about problems, not specific software tools" ... because people do care about solutions in the generalized non-software-tool sense. E.g. the recent mRNA vaccine is a "solution" to slowing down COVID that's crippling the world.
Also, the following is hard to parse and could use some wordsmithing:
>"(AI is kind of hot, but there are a a ton of wannabe data scientists and few open roles, while the opposite is true for DevOps, study linear algebra and probability theory, either, React, it’s hype),"
- sixhobbits 6y agoThat's fair - I wasn't really implying they were equivalent and that sentence is really just to lead into "I find problems more interesting than solutions", but you're right that I'm probably 'cheating' a bit.
- DiggyJohnson 6y agoJust print-n-filed this thread into "Writing and Style." Figuring out how to handle ambiguity in writing is difficult. Sometimes a little fuzzing works, I appreciate you supplying an explanation.