Re: Quality of source material from Development
Some time ago I read a thesis on methods of thought atThanks for the interesting article, John. The idea that there are only two types of thinkers doesn't quite fit my personal map ;-) but I think the division is useful. IInterestingly enough, the same distinction is made in a poem by Robert Graves:
http://www.melloworld.com/ProgStone/ProgStone.html. It is an interesting
piece that ties into this discussion about developers and the input they
provide. It is long but well worth your time to read.
In a very succinct nutshell, there are two types of thinkers, "mappers"
and "packers".
In Broken Images
He is quick, thinking in clear images;
I am slow, thinking in broken images.
He becomes dull, trusting to his clear images;
I become sharp, mistrusting my broken images,
Trusting his images, he assumes their relevance;
Mistrusting my images, I question their relevance.
Assuming their relevance, he assumes the fact,
Questioning their relevance, I question the fact.
When the fact fails him, he questions his senses;
When the fact fails me, I approve my senses.
He continues quick and dull in his clear images;
I continue slow and sharp in my broken images.
He in a new confusion of his understanding;
I in a new understanding of my confusion.
- Robert Graves
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