[plug] Programming Rut

[Shayne O'Neill]

drawings with arrows often work.

I had a friend that solved a software problem by writing it down as a
conversation betweeen a dog called socratees and a couch. He ended up with
the dog explaining to the couch what was wrong.

Invoke strange parts of the brain indeed. It actually works.

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-Aesop.
Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Harry wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:12:13 +1030 Onno Benschop <onno at itmaze.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Again, I'm not looking for a solution as such, I'm more looking to hear
> > from others how they would go about getting out of the "loop"...
> >
> > (Eg. Outside the box)
>
> Hi Onno
>
> Explain the problem to someone else, not necessarily a technical person.
>
> In person (ie verbally and with scratchy diagrams or vigorous hand waving).
>
> Posting to the list hasen't used different bits of brain to what you have
> used so far. You want to speak it "at" someone with a half decent attempt
> to get them to understand. The simpler you have to make it the harder it
> will be which will stretch your thinking further still :-)
>
> work(s/ed) for me :)
>
> Harry
>
> ps Don't forget the scratching and waving.
>
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