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At the heart of the first part of the book is education – in particular, learning by doing. \u00c2\u00a0I feel like this has been a big part of what I have enjoyed in my education – at first, learning about computers by breaking them, then my time at Summit Tech, and my time in the Raikes School.<\/p>\n
One thing I’ve learned in Design Studio is that there is more to a successful project than\u00c2\u00a0meeting the listed requirements: \u00c2\u00a0there are implicit expectations about the internal quality of the delivered\u00c2\u00a0product. \u00c2\u00a0This doesn’t, however, mean that success is immeasurable. \u00c2\u00a0These two notions of craftsmanship and the ability to objectively evaluate success are explored in the first few pages of the book.<\/p>\n
Another key skill in software is problem solving, but as the author points out, often times in the real world we are tasked with problem finding<\/em>. \u00c2\u00a0In other words, it is one thing to understand how to implement recursion or how stacks work, but identifying when a problem suggests recursion or when a stack will cause criminal inefficiency is the actual crux of the issue. \u00c2\u00a0In his words,<\/p>\n “… in the real world, problems don’t present themselves in this predigested way; usually there is too much information, and it is difficult to know what is pertinent and what isn’t. \u00c2\u00a0Knowing what kind of problem you have on hand means you know what features of the situation can be ignored.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n ‘Scientific management’ is also examined as the force behind the replacement of thought and autonomy with process. \u00c2\u00a0The replaceability of labor in such a system is both its benefit \u00c2\u00a0and drawback: \u00c2\u00a0while it drastically cuts costs of labor, the employee is now a commodity burdened with anxiety. \u00c2\u00a0That anxiety is increased by the societal promotion of debtedness as normal and desirable. \u00c2\u00a0Marketing messages are based on the idea that to solve a problem, we must buy the new rather than fix (or accept) the old.<\/p>\n Towards the end of the book, ways to examine oneself are explored. \u00c2\u00a0The “process” of the author is noteworthy for its name – I’ll let you discover that on your own. \u00c2\u00a0The reflections on the problems facing gifted students are particularly relevant. \u00c2\u00a0To name a few pieces of bad news:<\/p>\n More generally, here are a few of the qualities noted as undesirable that are present in most modern workers:<\/p>\n I see authors’ reluctance to include extensive personal experience in non-fiction books as a flaw. \u00c2\u00a0For that reason, this book was brilliant for me: \u00c2\u00a0the story and the facts are mixed in a way that is congruent enough to follow, but not so homogenous that it’s boring. \u00c2\u00a0I strongly recommend it to anyone who plans to work for someone, or have someone work for them, at some point in the remainder of their life – hopefully, everyone who reads this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the past few years, I have gradually grown a distaste for how some businesses are run in the new millennium. \u00c2\u00a0In particular, the lack of accountability and solid standards frustrates me: \u00c2\u00a0I want to be in sync with my superiors on precisely what my output is expected to be so that neither of us … Continue reading shop class as soulcraft<\/span> \n
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