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wasn't beck the person who couldn't solve some basic problem recently? it was mentioned here. [google...] ok, here it is - re-formatting some text (in a very
by andrewcooke 14y ago
wasn't beck the person who couldn't solve some basic problem recently? it was mentioned here. [google...] ok, here it is - re-formatting some text (in a very basic way - just clipping lines) - http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2012/04/20/Why-Is-Estimating-So-Hard.html http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2012/04/20/Why-Is-Estimat... the hn discussion is at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3880522 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3880522
(not sure what my points is; the article here seems quite reasonable - very good advice, in fact, imho. i guess it just stuck in my mind as being so odd.)
- KentBeck 14y agoYes, that was me. I get stuck sometimes. In this case the key insight is that the recursive algorithm is much easier to get to work than the iterative one. There was also the added complexity of two mammoth egos attempting to collaborate.
- andrewcooke 14y agothank-you for removing the dissonance there (and i am so glad i added that disclaimer ;o)