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Reminds me of Hammock Driven Development by Rich Hickey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

by tieTYT 13y ago

freshhawk 13y ago
First thing I thought of as well. Rich Hickey talks should be considered required viewing for anyone building non-trivial software.
espeed 13y ago
Yes, great talk -- I was just about to post that link. For those who haven't seen it, definitely check it out. Rich describes his design process and talks about how deep contemplation is a mechanism that transfers an idea from your conscious mind to your unconscious mind (your big brain) where the real horsepower is. John Cleese also talks about this idea in his lecture on creativity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg). In another talk Rich mentions that he has been able to spend a year in deep contemplation three times in his life: one was for Clojure, one was Datomic, and one other yet-to-be-named project. BTW: You can tap into even more horsepower by pairing deep contemplation with a good night's sleep, where you go to sleep still thinking about the problem (Rich touches on this briefly). Research shows sleep is when the brain prunes itself by separating signal from noise... "Sleep researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health believe it is more evidence for their theory of 'synaptic homeostasis.' This is the idea that synapses grow stronger when we're awake as we learn and adapt to an ever-changing the environment, that sleep refreshes the brain by bringing synapses back to a lower level of strength. This is important because larger synapses consume a lot of energy, occupy more space and require more supplies, including the proteins examined in this study." "Sleep — by allowing synaptic downscaling — saves energy, space and material, and clears away unnecessary 'noise' from the previous day, the researchers believe. The fresh brain is then ready to learn again in the morning" (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143455.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143455.ht...).

Reminds me of Hammock Driven Development by Rich Hickey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

by tieTYT 13y ago

Reminds me of Hammock Driven Development by Rich Hickey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc

freshhawk 13y ago

First thing I thought of as well. Rich Hickey talks should be considered required viewing for anyone building non-trivial software.

espeed 13y ago

Yes, great talk -- I was just about to post that link. For those who haven't seen it, definitely check it out. Rich describes his design process and talks about how deep contemplation is a mechanism that transfers an idea from your conscious mind to your unconscious mind (your big brain) where the real horsepower is. John Cleese also talks about this idea in his lecture on creativity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg). In another talk Rich mentions that he has been able to spend a year in deep contemplation three times in his life: one was for Clojure, one was Datomic, and one other yet-to-be-named project. BTW: You can tap into even more horsepower by pairing deep contemplation with a good night's sleep, where you go to sleep still thinking about the problem (Rich touches on this briefly). Research shows sleep is when the brain prunes itself by separating signal from noise... "Sleep researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health believe it is more evidence for their theory of 'synaptic homeostasis.' This is the idea that synapses grow stronger when we're awake as we learn and adapt to an ever-changing the environment, that sleep refreshes the brain by bringing synapses back to a lower level of strength. This is important because larger synapses consume a lot of energy, occupy more space and require more supplies, including the proteins examined in this study." "Sleep — by allowing synaptic downscaling — saves energy, space and material, and clears away unnecessary 'noise' from the previous day, the researchers believe. The fresh brain is then ready to learn again in the morning" (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143455.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143455.ht...).