Hi Craig,

Look more closely at the computer science specific definition.

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.



>At his session in Miami, he said heuristics are rules of thumb. I'm not sure that's the same as best practices.
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>>A term introduced to be by Steve Black is Heuristic, which is defined as follows:
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>>heu·ris·tic (hy-rstk)
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>>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?