I used to think that I can do anything given time. That any complexity can be unravelled if I was just given enough time to sit it out in the corner and think/hack away at the problem. I used to get all excited about the solution and jump at it.
Now, my perspective is more nuanced than that. Some problems maybe beyond reach for my skill level (and experience) no matter how long I hack away at it. Sometimes its as much a "people problem" than a code problem. Overcoming complexity isn't as simple as hacking away at it. It requires us to really think it first and break apart the problem. Consider multiple solutions and what tradeoff it makes against the many facets of the problem.
I can say that I'm no longer as excited in jumping to the solution immediately.
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I used to think that I can do anything given time. That any complexity can be unravelled if I was just given enough time to sit it out in the corner and think/hack away at the problem. I used to get all excited about the solution and jump at it.
Now, my perspective is more nuanced than that. Some problems maybe beyond reach for my skill level (and experience) no matter how long I hack away at it. Sometimes its as much a "people problem" than a code problem. Overcoming complexity isn't as simple as hacking away at it. It requires us to really think it first and break apart the problem. Consider multiple solutions and what tradeoff it makes against the many facets of the problem.
I can say that I'm no longer as excited in jumping to the solution immediately.