InvarianJul 20, 2023
David Smith

In today's Under the Radar @marcoarment and I talk through what I think of as “Backpack-Driven Development". Where I start out a new development cycle by intentionally wandering around the design space of my ideas without the intention of making tangible progress. Instead my goal is to gather up as many small learnings and discoveries as I can into my metaphorical development backpack, which I then can use when it is time to actually do the work.

https://www.relay.fm/radar/273

Under the Radar #273: Backpack-Driven Development - Relay FM

The value of exploration and experimentation.

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Jul 19, 2023 at 3:41pmIvory for Mac
Show threadGary IsmayJul 19, 2023
@_Davidsmith @marcoarment
Nice photo! When not sat in front of a computer screen that’s my favourite area for hiking 🥾
Show threadDavid SmithJul 19, 2023
@goodbinary i was wondering if anyone would recognize it, that area is my happy place so calming and beautiful
Show threadGary IsmayJul 19, 2023
@_Davidsmith we’ll be walking around Grasmere and Rydal again in a few weeks. Really is calming and clears the mind. And don’t get me started on the Grasmere Gingerbread…. 😋
Anyway here’s a photo from the village from a couple of years ago. Makes me chuckle…
Show threadCasper 👻Jul 19, 2023
@_Davidsmith @marcoarment not sponsored by Linode I bet…
Show threadÓscar Morales VivóJul 19, 2023
@_Davidsmith @marcoarment at work it’s best to default on just focusing on the immediate result, but I’ve found that when given the time and inclination to wander around my ideas it may end up looking like not a whole lot is done but the lessons pay off for years.
Show threadGary OwenJul 19, 2023

@_Davidsmith @marcoarment Sorry David this is totally not what you're talking about and I look forward to listening to this episode but you've reminded me of this linguistic thing that's been bugging me lately.

I'm not sure when it happened but everyone is talking about "the work" now. Feels like a super weird abstraction to me. Doing "the work” can be literally anything, but usually "the work" is something that we prepare and plan for, as though those are separate activities from "the work".