From f5dc77b871016e991580da683dbc42dcfd10ea5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Artem Zakirullin Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:38:09 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix wording --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7762bf9..170a0c5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Since we spend far more time reading and understanding code than writing it, we We should reduce the cognitive load in our projects as much as possible. -When reading code, you put things like conditional logic, data structure state and interfaces into your head. The average person can hold roughly [four such facts](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 conditional logic, data structure state and interfaces 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. *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.***