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Ideas must change in response to feedback from the problem to be solved. The initial idea and its nth iteration are downstream from the real problem. What matters, therefore, is th…

We don't build software like a bridge; we grow it like a garden. The industrial revolution was about building machines that dominate its environment. The software revolution is abo…

The analogy of maps and boats is just an instance of the exploration-exploitation idea. I have seen instances of this pop up every time we discuss problem solving in some form. It …

Updated. Thanks for pointing it out.

Thanks for the great feedback. The paper by Sproat and Jaitly which introduces the challenge rightly notes that the acceptability of errors and quality of output is more important …

I have compiled all the valuable advice and suggestions here into a blog post for other students like me: http://amandavinci.me/hackernews-advice-for-budding-makers-h...