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		tuatoru 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do the simplest thing that could possibly work I like this. I had a rule of three: figure out three qualitatively different ways to solve the problem - different in kind, not just in choice of tools. Once you have three you start to understand the trade-offs. And you can come up with others quite easily.

GMoromisato 3 months ago [–]

I like that as a process. Seeing the trade-offs is the key. I argue that engineering is all about trade-offs.

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