[trentfowler]

The author is one cocky guy. This article mostly annoyed me.

>I figured that I, the author of the game, with my degree in mathematics from MIT, and years of puzzle-solving experience, would be much better at solving my own puzzles than random users downloading my app would be.

>I thought there was a mistake because some users were solving puzzles faster than I was! Were they cheating?

[pc]

Anyone who knows Aaron will tell you that he's actually pretty humble. I think it's easy to imagine the thought process without it being especially cocky: "I built this game and have spent more time solving these puzzles than any of these guys. How are they so much faster?"

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OK, Aaron.

[vecter]

I think it's safe to say he was being tongue-in-cheek.

[pluies_public]

I actually got the exact opposite feeling: he was cocky at first, but then realized he was wrong. And even wrote a blog post about it. That's pretty humble. :)

[16s]

His claim seems reasonable. I'd bet on him ;)

I liked the article a lot. I'm an "iterate and repair" guy but am trying to use careful thought, logic and planning up front more often. I think that the value of the article is that it shows that neither approach is perfect by itself.