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> If you have a crowd of followers That's a big if, and that's the problem with relying on feedback. The more specific the topic, the less people you'll find t
by astrobe_ 2y ago
> If you have a crowd of followers
That's a big if, and that's the problem with relying on feedback. The more specific the topic, the less people you'll find that can give relevant feedback. Even within a team (less people but more specialized in your problem domain), it can be difficult to get relevant feedback.
It still works because it is a form of "rubber-ducking". But the less involved in your topic the "crowd" is, the less efficient it is.
Moreover feedback has the same problem as tests (and code reviews): it can show the existence of an inconsistency or a blind spot, but positive feedback doesn't prove that you are entirely correct.
- setopt 2y ago> positive feedback doesn't prove that you are entirely correct You often don’t need to be 100% sure that everything is correct before you move from “writing notes” to “doing something”. At that point, I find that note-taking becomes counter-productive because of the time it requires. I say this as an avid note taker myself: I’ve often caught myself procrastinating by polishing my notes 100%, instead of moving on and getting things done.
- mistermann 2y ago> It still works because it is a form of "rubber-ducking". But the less involved in your topic the "crowd" is, the less efficient it is. Might this be based on some unsound assumptions? We might have accidentally stumbled into a real-world test of the proposition here. :)