By Rich Hickey at Clojure Conf 2023.
- Using words
- Be precise
- Say what you mean to maximize communication.
- No nicknames.
- Means cutting things, demarkating what you mean from what you don’t
- Destroying vagueness and ambiguity
- Say what you mean to maximize communication.
- Be succinct
- Means to gather your thoughts, actually say what you mean in efficient words.
- When designing and building an idea, use a glossary of words
- Understanding will evolve, so keeping track of your precise, succinct wordings will seem wrong or write and actually correspond to meaningful difference in project.
- Refer back to the right terms, and don’t make new ones that increase the complication in the vernacular of the project.
- Be precise
| Reflective Inquiry | Understanding | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Status | What do you know? | Where are you at? |
| Agenda | What do you need to know? | Where are you going? |