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Mindfulness

To: OSHIP-Dev <oship-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Tim Cook <timothywayne.cook@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:11:33 -0500
Organization: MLHIM Project http://www.MLHIM.org
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All of the various incarnations of Agile development processes mention
mindfulness and thinking about the problem.  However, there is often a
tendency to "code first, think later". 

From The Art of Agile Programming; Chapter 5 
(it should be chapter #1 IMHO):

"Sometimes the biggest gains in productivity come from stopping to think
about what you're doing, why you're doing it, and whether it's a good
idea. The best developers don't just find something that works and use
it; they also question why it works, try to understand it, and then
improve it.

XP doesn't require experts. It does require a habit of mindfulness. This
chapter contains five practices to help mindful developers excel."

Mindfulness is an area of study and teaching that involves ancient
traditions of meditation, tempered with modern neuroscience. 

I recommend reviewing some of these YouTube videos.  Especially the
first one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCWP4pODbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGy2PdVzNMU 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPrL0cmJRs 

Wishing you happy, stress free coding!

Cheers,
Tim




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