Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
Reviewed by Robert L. Pritchett
Introduction
Software development happens in
your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. You’re well educated on how
to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware—our own
brains? Learning new skills and new technology is critical to your career, and
it’s all in your head.
In this book by Andy Hunt, you’ll
learn how our brains are wired, and how to take advantage of your brain’s
architecture. You’ll learn new tricks and tips to learn more, faster, and
retain more of what you learn.
You need a pragmatic approach to
thinking and learning. You need to Refactor Your Wetware.
What I Learned
I like Andy Hunt's writing style and his sense of humor.
Both are delightfully presented in this book on how the most sophisticated
computer on this planet operates and how we can make it more efficient.
R&D = Ripoff and Duplicate. Rich synthesis mode and
Linear analysis mode (not really right and left-brained). It just makes more
and more sense as we read along. The mind is in constant loop like dynamic
memory and if it ain't charged it looses memory. I resemble that remark!
I can’t help think he had more fun writing it than we do in
reading it.
Amazon Reviews:
Pragmatic-Thinking-Learning-Refactor-Programmers - includes Andy Hunt talking about the book in video.
Conclusion
If you want to get a clearer understanding of the complex
portable computer many of us have between our ears, read this book.
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