Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development
by gibbonsrcool on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @10:57AM
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I think we should strive to make more ways for people that "can't code" to be able to contribute. It's hard. I've been thinking recently that there might be an additional lesson behind Conway's Law; that the interface and character of a system mirrors its creator(s). This means if you hire super smart people to build something, it's going to require super smart people to interact with, operate, and maintain.
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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development
by Nevermark on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @11:43PM
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I have noticed that adept software developer's can be more patient with tools that require fiddling, especially if the fiddling feels like challenging but rewarding puzzle solving in a sea of powerful options.
Unproductivity that feels viscerally very productive.
Alternatively, command line tools tend to be created and increase the productivity of the more technically inclined, but are opaque to the less technical.
Which effect is the GibbonsRCool's Law? Or both? GibbonsRCool's Laws of Skill Drag and Acceleration?