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Still talking to your rubber duck? Draw a diagram instead.

May 18Ivan Makovchik
Still talking to your rubber duck? Draw a diagram instead.
Engineers often use the rubber duck approach when they are stuck, but why not draw for our little yellow friend instead?
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