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It's really nothing sophisticated. It's just stepping back once in a while and looking at what's not working, trying again while changing something small and noting what does work. Surely, you already do this at some level.

A really nice read. I'd also suggest treating one's life as a debugging session once in a while… A few choice `printf` insertions and re-running can sometimes make a world of difference. :)

In a world where Marie Curie managed to win Nobel prizes in both Chemistry and Physics, I'd say managing to be both a designer and a programmer isn't such a big deal.

If this is something of interest to you, aim a little higher.

Considering that I mentioned on multiple occasions that it's an iterative process, there's not much else I can say.

Throwaway sketches and thumbnailing are a hack for dealing with creative block. It's a pretty well-known technique.

It's definitely not meant to be prescriptive, and I hope not presented as such. What works for me might not work for you. Bonne chance.

It's not at all pointless. I for one am always glad to hear what works for others.

Before settling on a tablet, I considered the Wacom Inkling and even tried using the iPad and a few apps, but could never quite get the same level of precision as I can manage with a pencil. The tablet's just a stop gap, and keeps me from going crazy and loading up a boatload of sketching gear (psst… Copic pens). My Intuos 5 + Autodesk Sketchbook Pro combination gives me some degree of freedom without the clutter of gear I'd unavoidably end up with if I went shopping for stationery.

Perhaps the OP missed it, but there's http://pyvideo.org –which contains these and more.

I've been curating a list of people who balance both skills exceedingly well for quite a while on here: https://twitter.com/#!/micrypt/devigners/members. Suggestions are very much welcome.

A mild concern of mine with the "Google, if you’re listening" annotations. It's worth remembering that Chromium's an open-source project. If you really want something, send a patch.

"Ask a random twenty something what they want three years from now and you will mostly get a blank stare. This is not because of a lack of ambition, it’s because we have no faith in stability. The world has been pretty clear that it is not willing to provide any sort of stability; so we’ve learned to live without." - these words ring very true.

Akka & Ordasity have somewhat different goals and each takes a different approach. Apple/Oranges.

Because it's nothing like Scala?