Archive - Thinkies of Software Design: Tidy First?

Thinkie: Hill Climbing

On the subject of favorite analogies:

Oct 1 •

September 2024

Thinkie: Analogy

Pattern: you’re struggling to explain a concept

Sep 24 •

Separate Idea Generation from Evaluation

Since I accidentally sent out this week’s Thinkie (Invert the Goal) last week I didn’t want to leave you without a Tuesday present.

Sep 10 •

Thinkie: Invert the Goal

Pattern: you’re stuck trying to make progress toward a goal

Sep 6 •

Thinkie: Work Backwards

Pattern: you’re stuck trying to work forwards from where you are towards your goal.

Sep 3 •

August 2024

Thinkie: Naive Solution

Pattern: the team is stuck solving a complicated problem.

Aug 27 •

Thinkie: Explore or Extract?

Pattern: You’re faced with a choice between doing something the same old way or trying a new way.

Aug 20 •

Thinkie: Latency, Throughput, & Variance

Pattern: Someone says, “I need you to go faster!” You’re going as fast as you can.

Aug 13 •

Thinkie: But If You Could...

Pattern: Someone is stuck trying to make progress.

Aug 6 •

July 2024

Thinkie: Agreements

Thanks to Jay Bazuzi for pointing out this Thinkie.

Jul 30 •

Thinkie: And Then…

Pattern: You have a potential decision to evaluate.

Jul 23 •

Thinkie: One Pass Quickly, One Pass Good

You have a software project.

Jul 16 •

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