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For me writing is also a much bigger part of the process. Writing out my explanation of the problem (its symptoms and my theories) to a colleague, even if I don

by j2kun 2y ago

For me writing is also a much bigger part of the process. Writing out my explanation of the problem (its symptoms and my theories) to a colleague, even if I don't send it off, can spur me to come up with a new idea. Writing blog posts or an outline of such a blog post can help me spot gaps in my understanding and justifications. And writing down the solution, for myself two weeks ago as the intended audience, helps me internalize the important bits while filing away the minutiae for later reference. Publishing it on my blog also ensures that I spend enough time on the writeup that it is actually helpful for myself later, and not just a mess of notes.

marginalia_nu 2y ago
To be fair, two thirds of the algorithm is writing things down, and in many cases just clearly formulating the question is enough to find enough gaps in your understanding to answer it as well.
lynx23 2y ago
I don't know how many emails I actually never sent, and also never filed into the drafts folder. The mondane version being fending of rage. But other times, you just develop the answer to your question while writing the question down. On a similar thought, this is why coding is an inherent part of my way of dealing with problems. The rigour required to get a piece of code to work helps me understand concepts. So when learning things, I sometimes end up writing a piece of code to model the domain, just to help me understand it.
Sn0wCoder 2y ago
I have often thought about writing a blog from my experiences, but after I write the thoughts down seem like common sense in nature or just plain ranting. Writing it down gets it off my chest / mind, but publishing has never happened. I do keep all the notes so I can revisit them. Often do this with emails too but I delete them if I do not send them after 48 hours. It has taught me to never send an angry email in the ‘heat of the moment’ and to reflect on the content as if I were to receive such an email. The best one I have is letting others fail, they are going to anyway. When put on a new project with a new team who has been working together for a while, they are NOT going to listen to you no matter how much experience you have even if you consider yourself a SME. I often find myself fighting against what I think is the correct solution as the team will want to do the opposite of the ‘new guys’ suggestions…
- GarnetFloride 2y ago
  What is it with the resistance to new points of view? So often I ask a question about a feature or process to now how it works and they react like I threatened to kill their puppy.
- to-too-two 2y ago
  > I have often thought about writing a blog from my experiences, but after I write the thoughts down seem like common sense in nature or just plain ranting. Same. Trying to get over that and just write anyway.

by j2kun 2y ago

marginalia_nu 2y ago

To be fair, two thirds of the algorithm is writing things down, and in many cases just clearly formulating the question is enough to find enough gaps in your understanding to answer it as well.

lynx23 2y ago

I don't know how many emails I actually never sent, and also never filed into the drafts folder. The mondane version being fending of rage. But other times, you just develop the answer to your question while writing the question down. On a similar thought, this is why coding is an inherent part of my way of dealing with problems. The rigour required to get a piece of code to work helps me understand concepts. So when learning things, I sometimes end up writing a piece of code to model the domain, just to help me understand it.

Sn0wCoder 2y ago

I have often thought about writing a blog from my experiences, but after I write the thoughts down seem like common sense in nature or just plain ranting. Writing it down gets it off my chest / mind, but publishing has never happened. I do keep all the notes so I can revisit them. Often do this with emails too but I delete them if I do not send them after 48 hours. It has taught me to never send an angry email in the ‘heat of the moment’ and to reflect on the content as if I were to receive such an email. The best one I have is letting others fail, they are going to anyway. When put on a new project with a new team who has been working together for a while, they are NOT going to listen to you no matter how much experience you have even if you consider yourself a SME. I often find myself fighting against what I think is the correct solution as the team will want to do the opposite of the ‘new guys’ suggestions…

GarnetFloride 2y ago
What is it with the resistance to new points of view? So often I ask a question about a feature or process to now how it works and they react like I threatened to kill their puppy.
to-too-two 2y ago
> I have often thought about writing a blog from my experiences, but after I write the thoughts down seem like common sense in nature or just plain ranting. Same. Trying to get over that and just write anyway.