No updates available.  

I recently followed up a presentation on Managing Complexity in Software Projects with a talk at the Montana Programmers’ Conference on how cognitive biases interact with complexity. I am glad to see more posts on the subject lately (probably due to a cognitive bias), including this one:

“Human logic, unlike that of the machines which we program and use every day, isn’t perfect. We make mistakes, we establish bad mental habits, and we have many cognitive biases that negatively impact our ability to be successful engineers. I want to go over five of the most common biases that I see on a regular basis as a software engineer.”

I recommend the five minute read here: http://www.jonathanklein.net/2013/06/cognitive-biases-in-software-engineering.html

 
0
Kudos
 
0
Kudos

Now read this

Collections

Collectors are often seen as selfish people who want to own things without giving anything in return. On the contrary, I think that collectors are great philanthropists. They pick up and arrange things, building small, perfect and... Continue →