Quoted for endorsement.
An interesting level to aim at is “What would I teach new employees working here on this.”
An interesting level to aim at is “What would I teach new employees working here on this.”
https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1443053999377117188
That’s probably not “Rails create” but very well could be “Here’s how we deploy on Rails and why we made these choices.”
Or in banking not “Here’s what net interest is” but “Let’s talk about funding sources available to banks and the relative costs and limitations of them.”
Or in banking not “Here’s what net interest is” but “Let’s talk about funding sources available to banks and the relative costs and limitations of them.”
Hmm *writes note to self.*
Interestingly I think a lot of people worry that they have to write something which would flawlessly educate e.g. a 20 year industry vet to justify hitting publish.
1) There are a lot of professionally relevant people who aren’t.
2) Experts enjoy tight, well-executed material!
1) There are a lot of professionally relevant people who aren’t.
2) Experts enjoy tight, well-executed material!
The modal coffee conversation with people at the top of the field is not about the absolute edge of the field, it’s about the quotidian work that supports the ability to work at the edge!
(And a lot of experts really, really enjoy that quotidian stuff either because they miss it or because they’re experts *because* they love all these messy details and they found a job that lets them geek out about the thing they love.)
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