Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Refactor Your “wetware”
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your “Wetware” by Andrew Hunt, published by Pragmatic Bookshelf in 2008, is a comprehensive guide that explores the cognitive processes involved in software development. This edition, printed in full color and spanning 271 pages, delves into how our brains function and how we can optimize our learning and thinking skills. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding our mental architecture to enhance our ability to acquire new skills and adapt to evolving technologies in the software industry.
Readers will discover practical strategies for improving their learning efficiency and cognitive flexibility. The text covers various topics, including the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition and techniques for managing knowledge effectively. By integrating insights from cognitive and neuroscience, this book provides valuable tools for programmers and professionals in the business and technology sectors, helping them navigate the complexities of their work environments and enhance their problem-solving capabilities.
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Printed in full color.
Software development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or designtool. 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 tipsto 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.
Programmers have to learn constantly; not just the stereotypical new technologies, but also the problem domain of the application, the whims of the user community, the quirks of your teammates, the shifting sands of the industry, and the evolving characteristics of the project itself as it is built.
We’ll journey together through bits of cognitive and neuroscience, learning and behavioral theory. You’ll see some surprising aspects of how our brains work, and how you can take advantage of the system to improve your own learning and thinking skills.
In this book you’ll learn how to:
- Use the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition to become more expert
- Leverage the architecture of the brain to strengthen different thinking modes
- Avoid common “known bugs” in your mind
- Learn more deliberately and more effectively
- Manage knowledge more efficiently
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