Developer Diary #32. HONY

Today I found an interesting thought that resonates with me and has fundamental significance. The author of the book “Humans of New York” shared how he reached the Idea of compiling photographs of strangers alongside their stories. This concept isn’t the result of pure inspiration; it is the result of almost five years of experimentation, practice, and trying different ideas. The final result is a good book with nice photos and very natural short stories. This is a very good illustration that any idea to be great should past through evolution though iteration, practise, experimentation, and feedback loops. Our experience and ideas are just part of the result; the second part is practical, when we get our hands dirty. This is suitable for many cases in our life, not just for projects. For example, when we set a goal to become a good and skilled developer or reach a senior level, we create a plan or roadmap of actions that we should follow to reach the final result. This is just a starting point; the real path involves a lot of practice, reading articles, completing tutorials, and finishing tasks. Working on that on a regular basis, analyzing our own and external feedback, we can achieve results that are different from our initial imagination. Practice, practice and practice is the real path to reach the goal and shape the final result. You can find me in X, GitHub, medium or LinkedIn. Thanks for your time and see you in next post.

Apr 26, 2025 - 21:28

Today I found an interesting thought that resonates with me and has fundamental significance. The author of the book “Humans of New York” shared how he reached the Idea of compiling photographs of strangers alongside their stories. This concept isn’t the result of pure inspiration; it is the result of almost five years of experimentation, practice, and trying different ideas. The final result is a good book with nice photos and very natural short stories.
This is a very good illustration that any idea to be great should past through evolution though iteration, practise, experimentation, and feedback loops. Our experience and ideas are just part of the result; the second part is practical, when we get our hands dirty.

This is suitable for many cases in our life, not just for projects. For example, when we set a goal to become a good and skilled developer or reach a senior level, we create a plan or roadmap of actions that we should follow to reach the final result. This is just a starting point; the real path involves a lot of practice, reading articles, completing tutorials, and finishing tasks. Working on that on a regular basis, analyzing our own and external feedback, we can achieve results that are different from our initial imagination.

Practice, practice and practice is the real path to reach the goal and shape the final result.

You can find me in X, GitHub, medium or LinkedIn. Thanks for your time and see you in next post.