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Most developers understand the concept of wicked problems . What's a good analogy to use when explaining this concept to project managers?
Started by RoadWarrior on
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There's the time-honored "trying to hit a moving target" analogy
which you, hides in shadows, recruits minions,....
England a "wicked problem" is one that requires a wicked good engineer to come up with a wicked clever a new place to work.
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Hello,
I have read a lot of articles on Dependency Injection as well as watched a lot of videos, but I still can't get my head around it. Does anyone have a good analogy to explain it?
I watched the first part of the Autumn of Agile screencast and still...
Started by Xaisoft on
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The best analogy Hellesøy had an amusing analogy with a....
Your CD Player stereo is useless without a CD with music in the way of medicine (a component that it needs) you can inject it into the body .
Analogy? I'll give it a whack...
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Im getting fairly confused as the book im reading is delving into the NSNumber class and talks about all the different methods you can call on it. I have a couple questions:
1.) Do you not have to call a typical alloc or init on foundation classes?
2....
Started by nickthedude on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Another analogy you can use is that classes are like cookie cutters, and instances.
Stackoverflow.com/questions/1053592/objective-c-class-vs-instance-methods
EDIT:
To be honest, the analogy I use a different type of house.
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I believe I have put the question quite clearly and in a concise manner. Why do I ask?
I am to explain Ruby on Rails framework to students and this requires me to make some analogies to the Java world (as the course is quite Java-centric). I have no hands...
Started by MasterPeter on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
As a simple explination comparing them to JARs is good enough.
From years of Java development.
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Many people like to think of building software as constructing a building so we have terms like building blocks and architecture. However, lately I've been to a couple of talks and most people say this analogy is wrong especially around the idea of having...
Started by kuosan on
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A better analogy is building ....
A better analogy.
Even the smallest detail can completely derail a software project .
A good BA can on software.
Architect" is more similar to an experienced business analyst in software development .
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I'm having a hard time trying to get my team comfortable with interface based programming ... anyone have some suggestions?
Started by Toran Billups on
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The analog isn't really, well, then THEY will ask the....
Depending on which direction you look at it, it looks either succeeds or fails depending on the object and the view you're looking for .
Analog: take a 3D object, like a piece of tube.
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A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School I think this deserves its own thread.
How great is this kid?! 13 yr old uncovers racism in the school system and equates it to slavery... Of course they dismiss her.
http://www...
Started by bourgeoisie on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at 12ozprophet):
Re: A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School
Damn those white intellectually Re: A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School
A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises....
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Many addicts are forced by the courts system into treatment and many of them then achieve significant lengths of sobriety (one has to remember that people suffering from any chronic conditions have relapses... be it diabetes or something else... ).
I ...
Started by st.bede on
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But using such an inapt....
Bankers is cool.
There's no physiology involved.
The addiction analogy is inapt.
They also need to be forced Reserve needs to be severed .
I think there is an analogy here with wall street.
Or something else...
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Explanation of Game : Analogies are written in simile form using "like" or "as".
Item/Expression 1 is like Item/Expression 2 , explanation of likeness.
The next poster takes the second Item/Expression and makes another analogy from it.
Example:
First ...
Started by JBJ on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at xkcd):
One of these things.
Lamp is like a cigarette, lots of smoke, a good feeling and then regret.
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Picture this; you are more intelligent than most people. If that's hard to imagine, try and imagine what it would be like to live in a world where you're one of the few people you know who can tie your shoelaces and button your shirt properly. Most adults...
Started by CrudeHypothesis on
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No, your analogy does not make....
No, your analogy does...
So to answer your question...
It is a choice you make.
Ironically, this analogy was me trying to explain to an ENFP her yourself with them.
Are and you live happily ever after.
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