Discovered: Nov 23, 2024 18:01 OSF preprint: Hicks and Hevesi: A Cumulative Culture Theory for Developer Problem-Solving <– QUOTE: We propose that despite a conventional emphasis on individualistic explanations, developers’ problem-solving (and hence, many of the central innovation cycles in software) is better described as a cumulative culture where collective social learning (rather than solitary and isolated genius) plays a key role in the transmission of solutions, the scaffolding of individual productivity, and the overall velocity of innovation.

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