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Seems like the goal for addressing the first point is to get better at planning and estimating. Learn what you are capable of and then get better. The second p
by psweber 14y ago
Seems like the goal for addressing the first point is to get better at planning and estimating. Learn what you are capable of and then get better.
The second point is based on that Hemingway quote right?
“The best way [to write] is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day…you will never be stuck.”
I've tried it a few times. I didn't notice much improvement. Maybe it makes most sense when you are working on a problem that excedes your comfort zone.
- andrewflnr 14y agoI'm sure it's been rediscovered by lots of people who hadn't heard it from Hemingway. Notice he didn't say (IIRC) "finish everything you start" but rather "finish everything you decide to finish". If you, for example, finish all the features you wanted to, and then leave a failing test case for the next day, that is consistent with the feature article's thesis as I understand it.