elviejo79's comments

you and I hate the same companies, and as you explain making things that people hate are profitable in the short and medium term.

I still cannot forgive Micro$oft for their past behavior, even if they seem cool now.

For me a partner should have: 1. We share the vision. ie we want to create the same company. 2. we share ethical values. 3. has skills that I don't have.

you are focusing only on the skills, but shared vision and values is even more important.

Currently my Favorite tool to Diagram Sofware Architectures is the C4-Model [1]. For the static view and use a normal Sequence Diagram for the Dynamic View. In both cases I like to use Plant UML, so that the text get's converted to the diagram[2]. That way the diagram can be stored together with the code.

[1] https://www.infoq.com/articles/C4-architecture-model [2] http://plantuml.com/sequence-diagram

Stenography

Look at this video introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62l64Acfidc&t=80s

And this is a developer using steno, to program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBBiri3CD6w

I think is a reference... to an ad written in the same way. but it was to recruite people to go the first expedition that was going to cross the south pole... I think they all died by the way.

Pair programming. when you keep discussing what you are doing with a collegue, your mind keeps the flow.

What other languages have you used? Im starting to teach an intro cs course n highschool next semester and would love to hear some real experiences on this.

have you looked at: etoys scratch starlogo alice or scheme ?

My point is that there are good tools to learn programming. I think that there are languages in which difficult concepts befome easier to explain. logo being the prime example of such a teaching language.

This goes to prove that java is a pretty bad language to teach pogramming.

in logo this is how you draw a square forward 100 Right 90 Forward 100 Right 90 Forward 100 Right 90 Forward 100 Right 90

Then in the second lesson you introduce loops repeat 4 Forward 100 Right 90 End

then you ask kids to draw hexagons octagons etc. and they will never forget what a for loop does.

Edit changed repeat 8 to repeat 4. Thank you.

Exactly this is the middle path of Zen and Buddhism is the path that is in the middle and above the dualistic notions of expression / repression or anger / joy....

Everything can be seen as an opportunity rather than a weakness. Like the people at 37 signals say: "Embrace your constraints Let limitations guide you to creative solutions

There's never enough to go around. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough people.

That's a good thing...."

And also the gapping void: 7. Keep your day job.

I�m not just saying that for the usual reason i.e. because I think your idea will fail. I�m saying it because to suddenly quit one�s job in a big ol' creative drama-queen moment is always, always, always in direct conflict with what I call "The Sex & Cash Theory".

THE SEX & CASH THEORY: "The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended." http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000889.html