Breaking Down Problems

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? - 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? Got Feedback? Questions? Help us make the show better!

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Breaking Down Problems is an episode from Career Chats with Swyx and Randall by Swyx and Randall.

This episode is 7:28 long.

This episode was published on Sep 21, 2020.

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