6. The Uncertainty Principle
The more you know about one topic, the stupider you become. Or, as my mom used to tell me, "never trust someone who has all the answers, especially yourself." Experts are dangerous, if they are not balanced by naive laymen. Diversity is more valuable than expertise.
Lesson: diversity is not a political slogan. It's the basis for collective intelligence.
7. Zipf's Law of Power Distributions
20% of any system always has 80% of the power. It applies to cities, languages, earthquakes, and economies. And organizations, and software systems. You'll spend most of your effort on a fraction of the software. Over-engineering code that isn't in the critical path is a waste of time.
Lesson: if shitty code solves the problem, it's not shitty code.
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The more you know about one topic, the stupider you become. Or, as my mom used to tell me, "never trust someone who has all the answers, especially yourself." Experts are dangerous, if they are not balanced by naive laymen. Diversity is more valuable than expertise.
Lesson: diversity is not a political slogan. It's the basis for collective intelligence.
7. Zipf's Law of Power Distributions
20% of any system always has 80% of the power. It applies to cities, languages, earthquakes, and economies. And organizations, and software systems. You'll spend most of your effort on a fraction of the software. Over-engineering code that isn't in the critical path is a waste of time.
Lesson: if shitty code solves the problem, it's not shitty code.
- More Here
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