As software engineers, we’ve likely heard this phrase too often: “Software engineering is too technical for me.” Or “software engineering is too rigid for me.” Or even worse “Software engineering doesn’t allow me to be creative.”
As software engineers, we know that’s a bunch of nonsense!
Creativity is a phenomenon where something new and valuable is formed, according to Wikipedia. While software engineers aren’t designing the interface of the application they build, and they might not be working with typography and color, the field of computer science is full of wonderfully creative individuals with brilliant ideas who are constantly creating something new and something valuable.
As software engineers, we know we’re creative. But the end goal should never be the creative process. The creative process is simply a means to an end. Which, in our case, is the solution to whatever problem our application is meant to solve.
Topics:
• 00:55 – RetroTime Stickers!
• 01:50 – Derek loved Power Rangers
• 03:15 – Voltron vs Power Rangers
• 05:50 – Jeremy loved following rules
• 06:56 – Lego’s Model Team wins
• 08:58 – What is creativity?
• 12:35 – Is copying part of the creative process?
• 14:25 – Master the rules before you break them
• 18:30 – Start where you’re comfortable
• 20:05 – Constraints can help us solve problems
• 27:55 – Tips for creative problem solving
• 34:20 – Learn to love the software process
Helpful Links:
• What is creativity?
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord
• Lego Model Team Highway Rig
• The infamous missing piece from Step 28.2
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