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I quite agree. It's simply a slider isn't it, with "no time, no knowledge, pure guesswork" at one end and "infinite time, thorough analysis, perfect understandi
by pmg101 2y ago
I quite agree. It's simply a slider isn't it, with "no time, no knowledge, pure guesswork" at one end and "infinite time, thorough analysis, perfect understanding" at the other end.
Clearly the left end is dangerous but the right end can also be, due to opportunity costs. Making a judgment on where the slider should be for each decision/change is a key skill of the craft.
- actionfromafar 2y agoI also find that my "context windows" can only hold so much. I can't understand everything all at once. So if I do very deep dives, I tend to forget (temporarily) other parts of the problem/stack/task/whatever. The solution for me is to create as much as possible as self-contained testable units. Not always possible, but something to strive for. And I find that this skill of organising is the limit for how large/complex systems I can build before they become unmaintable. This limit has increased over time, thankfully.
- DeathArrow 2y agoI think this is what the author meant by dividing complex problems in sub problems that are easier to tackle.