The name of this blog...

I was chatting with an intern student today who happened to use the term "1+1=2" to refer to simplicity.... that caught my attention and it occurred to me that I never really explained the meaning behind the name of this blog.

It dates back to the development of Lotus QuickPlace..... I believe it was in the "end game" where most of the work is based on debugging problems being reported against the product (vs creating new function/feature).

I was "coaching" other members of the development team on how to interpret and break down problems... There were moments of "mystical programming" at play so I wanted to put a stop to it.  I embarked on a "crusade" to ensure people got to understand problems by breaking them down and understanding things as well as they understood that 1+1=2......

A few weeks later someone in the group printed a sheet of paper with a big 1+1=2 and it was taped to my door....  It has served me well as a reminder to not fall pray to "mystical programming"... specially nowadays with so many different software layers.... libraries and so one....

So there.  I posted to my blog :-)