The Language of Technology for Techincal People
Taron Foxworth
Developer Advocate
@anaptfox
@meroxadata
Insiders are terrible teachers.
"Not knowing about all the [software] tools available made me feel like I’ve been running this long with my hands tied behind my back."
A, B, C
Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers.
A, B, C
Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers. Many students define paragraphs in terms of length: a paragraph is a group of at least five sentences, a paragraph is half a page long, etc. In reality, though, the unity and coherence of ideas among sentences is what constitutes a paragraph. A paragraph is defined as “a group of sentences or a single sentence that forms a unit” (Lunsford and Connors 116). Length and appearance do not determine whether a section in a paper is a paragraph.
Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers.
A, B, C
Hola! Yo empecé aprendo Español hace dos mes en la escuela. Yo voy la universidad. Yo tratar estudioso Español tres hora todos los días para que yo saco mejor rápido. ¿Cosa algún yo debo hacer además construir mí vocabulario? Muchas veces yo estudioso la palabras solo para que yo construir mí voabulario rápido. Yo quiero empiezo leo el periódico Español la próxima semana. Por favor correcto algún la equivocaciónes yo hisciste. Gracias!
How do we approach the problem?
The Map is not the Territory
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The map of reality is not reality. Even the best maps are imperfect. That’s because they are reductions of what they represent.
" An iPad is like a big Iphone".
" An iPad is like a big Iphone".
"An algorithm is a finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions, typically to solve a class of problems or to perform a computation."
We only know 10 digits yet we can count to infinity?
Not only are they great for simplifying, they are great learning tools.
Different map,
different scale,
just as effective
"Bad Maps"
" An iPad is like a big Iphone".
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What does the internet look like?
How does it work?
Can it go down?
How do I make a website?
How do I make a website?
What is the cloud?
Where exactly is my information?
Maps can help us to better ;)
Should I build a website myself, or use SquareSpace?
Software:
Typically done by teams of people
Takes a while to build
Last a long time (hopefully)
Every solution is different
Houses:
Typically done by teams of people
Takes a while to build
Last a long time (hopefully)
Every solution is different
Interior Designer
Reading the map:
Front-end Engineer
Construction Worker
Back-end Engineer
General Contractor
FullStack Engineer
Architect
Architect
(my job)
Should I build it my self, or use Squarespace?
Should I build it my self, or buy?"
How does Machine Learning Work?
(map)
Navigating Conversations
"it broke"
" Well, what broke"
"I'm not sure, it was working but now it's not"
"What's it"
"my computer"
“What did you do before it broke?”
“Nothing it just stopped working”
🔑 No Pronouns
It forces you to use the language
"it broke"
" Well, what broke"
"I'm not sure, it was working but now it's not"
"What's it"
"my computer"
“What did you do before it broke?”
“Nothing it just stopped working”
Communciating this language is super important to help us build the future better
1. Pay attention to the words you're using
3 Rules
2. Build maps, not complex diagrams
3. Keep building better maps
Taron Foxworth
Developer Advocate
@anaptfox
@meroxadata