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Do you have a clear mental model?
Episode 6

Do you have a clear mental model?

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September 29, 202016m 7s

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Show Notes

The technologies we work with are extremely detailed. Without a clear mental model of how things work together, it's easy to get lost or confused.

  • 00:00 A common pattern when a dev is stuck
  • 01:12 What is a "mental model"?
  • 02:15 A concrete example of a mental model
  • 04:30 Discussing rebase versus merge
  • 06:30 A PHP specific example for rebase
  • 07:40 Mental models for queue workers
  • 10:10 Open source helps us understand
  • 11:30 Silly bit

Topics

laravel