Literature Review vs Trial And Error
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge meets developers should use trial and error when facing ambiguous problems, debugging complex issues, or exploring new technologies where documentation is lacking, as it enables hands-on learning and discovery through direct experimentation. Here's our take.
Literature Review
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
Literature Review
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
Pros
- +It is crucial for making informed decisions about architecture, libraries, or methodologies, such as when choosing between machine learning frameworks or evaluating security best practices
- +Related to: research-methodology, academic-writing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Trial And Error
Developers should use trial and error when facing ambiguous problems, debugging complex issues, or exploring new technologies where documentation is lacking, as it enables hands-on learning and discovery through direct experimentation
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in agile development, prototyping, and research contexts where rapid iteration and failure-based learning lead to effective solutions, such as optimizing code performance or integrating unfamiliar APIs
- +Related to: debugging, agile-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Literature Review if: You want it is crucial for making informed decisions about architecture, libraries, or methodologies, such as when choosing between machine learning frameworks or evaluating security best practices and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Trial And Error if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in agile development, prototyping, and research contexts where rapid iteration and failure-based learning lead to effective solutions, such as optimizing code performance or integrating unfamiliar apis over what Literature Review offers.
Developers should learn and conduct literature reviews when starting new projects, exploring unfamiliar technologies, or conducting research to avoid reinventing solutions and build upon established knowledge
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