Re:The Mature Programmer
by wwweston on Sunday December 04, 2011 @03:04AM
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Lots of negative reactions here, some of which might be coming from extrapolation.
I'm reading his main points as:
1) Enthusiasm can be as important to productivity as adherence to "best practices." Doing something fun/interesting feeds enthusiasm.
2) It can be helpful to have someone else taking on the cognitive load of managing the project.
3 & 4) Offloading decisions to conventions and heuristics can also reduce your cognitive load, even when you're an expert who knows when/why to depart from them.
I'm reading his main points as:
1) Enthusiasm can be as important to productivity as adherence to "best practices." Doing something fun/interesting feeds enthusiasm.
2) It can be helpful to have someone else taking on the cognitive load of managing the project.
3 & 4) Offloading decisions to conventions and heuristics can also reduce your cognitive load, even when you're an expert who knows when/why to depart from them.
Still seem controversial?