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Coding Horror: Are You An Expert?

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Re: Coding Horror: Are You An Expert?

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Anyone can talk about software, some people can even give useful advice, but there are patterns which define a true expert: Experts know how to find a useful solution in known time. This does not mean they can instantly come up with the best solution just that they already know a solution and how long that solution will take. Most experts are willing to try new things up until the point where they will not get it dow…

Why are you replying this to me? What does it have to do with my point?

I was agreeing with, and I thought I should say why I felt that way. (I also just edited the post for clarity.)

Re: Coding Horror: Are You An Expert?

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Steve McQueen's character is exactly the expert fire chief I want in my towering inferno, and Rick Rescorla ( http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1810315-3,0... ) is exactly the expert security chief I want.

Continuation because noprocrast locked me out awhile: As pointed out in Jeff's article, McQueen's character knows what questions to ask. And per The Unthinkable [ISBN 0307352897], Rescorla knew what mistakes people were likely to make. An expert can anticipate problems and raise good questions.
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