Bernardo Salazar

If something is worth taking away from this article, it is that taking the time to do preliminary learning really pays off in the long run . Maybe in the moment, it seems like waste of time. But trust me, that’s the productivity trap. When companies and individuals acknowledge the importance of conceptual understanding , many of the problems... See more

But what happens when companies and institutions value productivity and tool knowledge more than conceptual understanding ? Well, I believe a lot of the problems in modern commercial software can be attributed to that exact problem. Just imagine how many bugs and security concerns can be attributed to a lack of simple conceptual understanding .... See more

On the other hand, preliminary learning is quite bad for learning tools but is the only way of learning concepts .

Putting it bluntly, on-demand learning is excellent for learning tools, but it sucks at learning concepts .

This method never failed me. I always felt that deep prolonged thinking was my superpower. I might not be as fast or naturally gifted as the top 1%, but given enough time, I was confident I could solve anything. I felt a deep satisfaction in that process.

The builder is pretty self explanatory, it’s motivated by velocity and utility. It is the part of me that craves the transition from “idea” to “reality.” It loves the dopamine hit of a successful deploy, the satisfaction of building systems to solve real problems, and the knowledge that someone, somewhere, is using my tool.