December 2021
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Not a book review
22/12/21 10:09 Filed in: Management
Daniel Kahneman (Nobel Laureate and one of the founders of behavioural economics) in Thinking, Fast and Slow, identifies a number of biases in our thinking that can lead to poor decision making.
The question is: What done do with his work? Read More...
The question is: What done do with his work? Read More...
I don't know: 2 ways
20/12/21 14:16 Filed in: Software Engineering | Management
"I don't know"
This tiny statement has 2 dichotomous meanings and effects. In its:
This tiny statement has 2 dichotomous meanings and effects. In its:
- empowering mode - its an invitation to find out, to learn, to grow - opening future possibilities
- paralytic mode - it is an invitation to not proceed, to block - closing or limiting possibilities
Expect the Uexpected
15/12/21 17:30 Filed in: Software Engineering
There are certain classes in science and mathematics that computer science and software engineering people don't think they will need in a real job. These include:
We frequently drop complexity out by making useful models of the world. This simplification allows us to make a solution. But the next step is add back in the relevant bits where the real world upsets our model.
Be on the look out for places where those difficult cases might turn up and not let them arrive unexpected. Read More...
- finite arithmetic,
- the limits of measurement; and,
- quantum physics.
We frequently drop complexity out by making useful models of the world. This simplification allows us to make a solution. But the next step is add back in the relevant bits where the real world upsets our model.
Be on the look out for places where those difficult cases might turn up and not let them arrive unexpected. Read More...