On 2009-09-29 13:47 +0100 (Tue), Iain Barnett wrote:
> So, if I was trying to come up with a solution to a problem that
> possibly has multiple solutions, like building an engine for a car, I
> would do better if I hadn't seen a (well crafted) working engine by
> someone else than if I had?
Yes, because the work you'd done thinking about it would give you a
better understanding of the problem, even if the answer you'd come up
with was completely wrong.
That said, learning from the good example afterwards is without question
extremely valuable.
> If effort is there, then give me the example any time, because insight
> will be quicker.
Actually, I find that for many problems there is no quick insight. The
true understanding of the problem comes with struggling with it, rather
than mastering it.
cjs
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