Ciao!
Some time ago, I wrote From Silly Questions to Innovation. You may have noticed I’m a maverick, and I like to come up with controversial ideas when solving problems. As a matter of fact, I open the post with the following story:
> Ages ago I was exposed to the fast food restaurant technique. It goes something like this: when colleagues are endlessly discussing where to eat, just propose going to a cheap, bad and dirty restaurant. It removes the blocker and re-aligns people towards a resolution. And nope, normally fast food is not the pick.
Some days ago, I discovered the “fast-food restaurant technique” is actually a law:
> The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.
It’s named after Howard G. Cunningham, the father of the Wiki.
Now that I got science backing me up, I hope you will start using this tactic too!
Are We Really Engineers? by Hillel Wayne
Is software engineering “really” engineering? A lot of us call ourselves software engineers. Do we deserve that title? Are we mere pretenders to the idea of engineering?
(Riccardo: This opened my eyes on what we can learn from trad engineers, and what we can teach them.)
Bind the Gap: Issue 2 by Kowainik
(Riccardo: Kowainik just keeps making magic. In this issue, among other things, dependent types, optics, best of Haskell in 2020, type-level programming, jokes, tips, and awesome illustrations. WOW!)
Software development topics I’ve changed my mind on after 6 years in the industry by Chris Kiehl
At some point, I realized I would’ve argued the exact opposite position on a lot of topics just a few years ago.
(Riccardo: What about you? What topics have you changed your mind on?)