Combining Simplicity and Complexity
There’s an ongoing debate about the merits of simplicity vs. complexity. “People want things simple and easy to use!” proclaim some.
“Balderdash - they want complex and powerful behavior!” exclaims the other side. And back and forth they argue, gnashing teeth and brandishing keyboards.
I think the problem lies in the confusion of terminology, which the authors hint at but don’t state …Crowd Favorites
Math & Numbers
- Mental math shortcuts, adding 1-100
- Understanding exponents and the natural log
- Div, Curl, Flux, Gradient and other Vector Calculus topics
Programming & Web Development
- Site speedups with HTTP caching, gzip compression
- Understanding Rails, Web debugging, and Javascrtipt
- Swap bytes with XOR, byte order, unicode
