At his session in Miami, he said heuristics are rules of thumb. I'm not sure that's the same as best practices.


>A term introduced to be by Steve Black is Heuristic, which is defined as follows:
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>heu·ris·tic (hy-rstk)
>adj.
>Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem: “The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the ‘ideal type’” (Karl J. Weintraub).
>Of or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student.
>Computer Science. Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program.
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>>I've been thinking lately about Best Practices. What does this term mean to you? Are there any Best Practices that you follow?