image

SOAPBOX

By Phillip Torrone, Open Source Enthusiast

Zen and the Art of Making

LATELY I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT how much fun it is when you’re a beginner at something as opposed to being an expert. At some point, we all become experts at one thing or another. I really want to avoid being an expert in some things, only so I can continually look forward to learning more without the burden of being an expert. Being an expert means your journey is somewhat over.

A beginner can imagine more than an expert because a beginner doesn’t see constraints yet. Kids are the same way — they approach things with an open mind because they haven’t been told “you can’t ...

Get Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 30 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.