Comments on: How to become an Expert. Embrace Reality. http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/ What are the forces behind software development? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:05:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Francesco http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-32334 Francesco Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:44:04 +0000 http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/#comment-32334 This is my favorite point of view of "how to become an expert"! Talk soon, Francesco This is my favorite point of view of “how to become an expert”!

Talk soon,
Francesco

]]> By: Mark Essel http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-24090 Mark Essel Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:06:49 +0000 http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/#comment-24090 Now for editing my own comment ;) "Wonderful design concepts and detailing some of the building blocks that go into model building" "Wonderful design concepts and details for some of the building blocks that go into model building" Now for editing my own comment ;)
“Wonderful design concepts and detailing some of the building blocks that go into model building”
“Wonderful design concepts and details for some of the building blocks that go into model building”

]]> By: Mark Essel http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-24081 Mark Essel Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:14:07 +0000 http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/#comment-24081 Enjoyed the read. Wonderful design concepts and detailing some of the building blocks that go into model building. In addition to juxtapositional thinking alluded to by your quote of F. Scott Fitzgerald you discussed changing perspective as part of model iterating/improving. I believe social design will provide multiple perspectives simultaneously (stronger than a single individuals ability to imagine or shift their perspective). The challenges to collaboration are putting the pieces together in a manner that makes the most sense. Grammar/typo/wording problems "Any expert as good as he can effectively predict future outcomes and solve new unforeseen problems" maybe you wanted to say this? An expert is only as good as he can effectively predict future outcomes and solve new unforeseen problems "Good models of reality allow reliable predictions and efficient solutions than vague guesses and ad-hoc spontaneous fixes" insert more before efficient "we have urge to resolve and find convenient explanations quickly without much thinking" replace urge with: urges, or have urge with: "are inclined to" "Even smartest brains will have challenges to understand reality." even the smartest... "we often cannot afford large number of experiments, trials and errors to come up with right models and explanations" afford a large... with the right... "By the way, search for this understanding is the reason for this blog existence" blog's existence "find the best opposing theories and try to combine them to form better model" form a better model "people are often most surprising and unpredictable element of reality. Your models will be much closer to reality if you understand motives, interests and agenda of involved people." people are often the most... Enjoyed the read. Wonderful design concepts and detailing some of the building blocks that go into model building. In addition to juxtapositional thinking alluded to by your quote of F. Scott Fitzgerald you discussed changing perspective as part of model iterating/improving. I believe social design will provide multiple perspectives simultaneously (stronger than a single individuals ability to imagine or shift their perspective). The challenges to collaboration are putting the pieces together in a manner that makes the most sense.

Grammar/typo/wording problems

“Any expert as good as he can effectively predict future outcomes and solve new unforeseen problems”
maybe you wanted to say this?
An expert is only as good as he can effectively predict future outcomes and solve new unforeseen problems

“Good models of reality allow reliable predictions and efficient solutions than vague guesses and ad-hoc spontaneous fixes”
insert more before efficient

“we have urge to resolve and find convenient explanations quickly without much thinking”
replace urge with: urges, or have urge with: “are inclined to”

“Even smartest brains will have challenges to understand reality.”
even the smartest…

“we often cannot afford large number of experiments, trials and errors to come up with right models and explanations”
afford a large… with the right…

“By the way, search for this understanding is the reason for this blog existence”
blog’s existence

“find the best opposing theories and try to combine them to form better model”
form a better model

“people are often most surprising and unpredictable element of reality. Your models will be much closer to reality if you understand motives, interests and agenda of involved people.”
people are often the most…

]]> By: Andrey http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-23357 Andrey Sat, 16 May 2009 15:12:26 +0000 http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/#comment-23357 One of the best blogs I know. I like your approach to presentation a lot. Thanks for the new article! One of the best blogs I know. I like your approach to presentation a lot. Thanks for the new article!

]]> By: LV http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-23206 LV Wed, 13 May 2009 14:44:28 +0000 http://softwarecreation.org/2009/how-to-become-an-expert-embrace-reality/#comment-23206 I like your postings very much, thank you and keep doing! :-) Please, tell me, what software do you use to make such nice pictures. Best LV I like your postings very much, thank you and keep doing! :-)

Please, tell me, what software do you use to make such nice pictures.

Best
LV

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