is when a process or structure is defined in terms of itself: a function calls itself, a structure contains a smaller instance of the same structure, or a problem is...
The core idea
is when a process or structure is defined in terms of itself: a function calls itself, a structure contains a smaller instance of the same structure, or a problem is...
Connected
Abstraction
complexity behind simpler interfaces to reason at higher levels.
Explore-exploit Tradeoff
gathering new information against leveraging what you already know.
Metcalfe's Law
value grows proportionally to the square of connected users.
Moore's Law
counts double every two years, driving exponential computing gains.
Mythical Man Month
people to a late project makes it later.
Technical Debt
decisions create compounding costs that must be repaid.