From 583d94f288b21cb74c3872325b5a9b4dcc5fbbf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Artem Zakirullin Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 08:02:55 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] fix wording --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 42b2ed0..f598f5e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Since we spend far more time reading and understanding code than writing it, we ## Cognitive load > Cognitive load is how much a developer needs to think in order to complete a task. -When reading code, you put things like values of variables, control flow logic and call sequences into your head. The average person can hold roughly [four such things](https://github.com/zakirullin/cognitive-load/issues/16) in working memory. Once the cognitive load reaches this threshold, a significant effort is required to understand things. +When reading code, you put things like values of variables, control flow logic and call sequences into your head. The average person can hold roughly [four such items](https://github.com/zakirullin/cognitive-load/issues/16) in working memory. Once the cognitive load reaches this threshold, it becomes much harder to understand things. *Let's say we have been asked to make some fixes to a completely unfamiliar project. We were told that a really smart developer had contributed to it. Lots of cool architectures, fancy libraries and trendy technologies were used. In other words, **the previous author had created a high cognitive load for us.***