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Having tight positive feedback loops is great for motivation. For example when writing code, seeing immediately if it works. Either by hot reloading, automated
by faebi 4y ago
Having tight positive feedback loops is great for motivation. For example when writing code, seeing immediately if it works. Either by hot reloading, automated testing or at least building it. I try to find the same in other mundane topics.
- domh 4y agoThis resonates with me, and is what I always try to drum into less experienced engineers when we're pairing. You'd be surprised how often someone who doesn't know programming that well will sit down and code for a whole hour before checking if any of it works. I'm checking every line to see if it works before moving on!
- baremetal 4y agoI can't imagine coding like that. Imagine the frustration level at the end of the hour when they go to run it.
- mcurial 4y agoAgree, that's definitely one of the gems of wisdom from the software product world that would work in many aspects of life. Finding ways to get an MVP of something, getting feedback and iterating definitely makes one get the motivation from quick visible results, and also definitely teaches one a lesson or two about humility too.