Using Origami to Explain What I Do
This is interesting: Getting Crafty: Why Coders Should Try Quilting and Origami
I’ve never done any quilting (I’ve a sister who's excellent at that), but I’ve done origami since forever. In fact, origami was a way to explain to other people what I did for a living. I’d start with a 6” x 6” piece of paper that was white on one side and black on the other (digital!). Then I’d fold a boat, or a frog, or a crane. That’s what software developers work with – they begin with ones and zeros, bits and bytes. From there, they can build some amazing things.
Not sure the explanation always worked, but at least it was entertaining and instilled a small measure of appreciation for what I and other software developers did for a living. Certainly better than describing the challenges of buffer overflow issues or SQL injection attack counter measures. That approach gets one uninvited from parties.
Image by Anthony Jarrin from Pixabay