Breaking Down Problems

Career Chats with Swyx and Randall

When faced with a seemingly insurmountable problem, break it down.

Quote 1

"Stop worrying if you can get something done. Instead, break your problem down into many small problems. And choose just one to tackle." - Pieter Levels' MAKE book

Quote 2

"Try to build your idea with HTML and CSS and JavaScript and see how far you get. Just Google every single thing you don't know. Start with "how to make a HTML page" Then "how to make text colored in HTML". Then “how to make a button in HTML”."

Notes

- What is the ONE small thing you can do to make your life better? https://www.the1thing.com/

- Do you break down a fullstack app with frontend vs backend first?

- Interviewing strategy - Make it work, make it right, make it fast

- Test-driven development (TDD)

- Senior Devs/Architects - take requirements, break them down

CALL TO ACTION

What is something that you've solved by breaking it down, or what have you struggled with breaking down?

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