We are Galton board builders. Had to google this name.
Information are the beads. We can limit where and how it comes from, but there's great uncertainty involved. We use syntax, patterns and frameworks which are the pegs. And for a predicted set of beads falling, the disposition of the pegs has to drive each bead to its right location.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
Aka bean machine or quincunx. Something a Victorian era statistician would built to demonstrate an obscure theorem hard to explain. I find it fitting 😁
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
To underlign just how much uncertainty is involved,
I plan to use this Brexit analogy :P
Hadi Hariri
@hhariri
Next time you want to explain to your customer why your delivery date keeps slipping, say "Software development is like Brexit. It's complicated and we have no idea what we're doing".
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Hadi Hariri
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And yes. What you'll eventually get, if you do, isn't what you wanted in the first place. In fact, by the time you get it, you might not even need it anymore.
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We are Galton board builders. Had to google this name.
Information are the beads. We can limit where and how it comes from, but there's great uncertainty involved. We use syntax, patterns and frameworks which are the pegs. And for a predicted set of beads falling, the disposition of the pegs has to drive each bead to its right location.
I have to confess I have no idea what Galton board builders are :)
Aka bean machine or quincunx. Something a Victorian era statistician would built to demonstrate an obscure theorem hard to explain. I find it fitting 😁
youtu.be/S5WAswaJRjw
To underlign just how much uncertainty is involved,
I plan to use this Brexit analogy :P