The Anatomy of Problem Solving - For Developers

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1. The Anatomy of Problem Solving a talk by, Arjith Natarajan @arjithn
2. The Tweet that Changed Everything
3. Who are we? ALMOST All of us are in the business of problem solving!!
4. Kinds of Problems • Errors • Exceptions • Features • Issues - “Searched, but no results”,”Code doesn’t work! Why?” • Most Dreaded Question - My Code works!! I don’t know how? • Product related • Data Science • A new JS framework
5. Problem Solving Cycle SOLUTIONS EXECUTION IDEAS!!
7. UnStuck Well how do you?? GET
9. Problem Solving is a Muscle ! Workout Solutions DON’T matter as much as PROCESS Does
10. Pause Cos it Helps...
11. Acknowledge the Existence • Problems don’t appear directly • Most cases they need to be formulated • They manifest as thoughts, ideas, questions & difficulties Infinity SUM ∞ 1970 sum 1 + 9 + 7 + 0 = 17 1 + 7 = 8
12. Solving the Right Problems Solve it Wrong Solve it Right Right Problem I II Wrong Problem III IV A B
13. AMAZIng Get The Bigger Picture A MAZE
14. Un-HERD of Context is EVERYTHING!! Known
15. Abstract & SIMPLIFY %
16. Drill Down & Focus
17. Introduce Problems Yourself Stuck? #GetUnStuck
18. Collaborative Solving Stuck? #GetUnStuck Measuring
20. Stuck? #GetUnStuck Why you should care? Recap &
21. O(n) Solution(s) O(1)
22. Questions Tweet them @arjithn with #GetUnStuck
23. Good Luck! Arjith Natarajan