that can depend on person to person. a web developer and an app developer must have some Aesthetics sense to make the app a good one, or liked by people. The color combinations, the desgin, the layout matters alot and thats where the right side of the brain comes in. If not himself, he may consult some other person for better layout of his app or website to provide a good output, and he may use his right-side more than his left side.
Nathan, - It does sound like a myth sometimes but i've listened to one TED talk (if i can locate it again i wiill post here) where a professor expalined the thory extensively. i wonder which is true in that case but i do hope it is a myth. That way it would mean there's a chance for eveyryone to be pragmatic and creative at the same time depending on what they decide to pursue careerwise.
Yes, the payrate being offered these days does entice people to develop mobile apps. Creativity though comes from the inside. You may train yourself by doing some of the things you have mentioned but I have largely seen that creativity and technical expertise do not exactly go hand in hand.
Hilarious, isn't it? The very things that have been a thorn in the side of many of my managers all these years are suddenly in vogue and useful? My creative and artistic talents are suddenly of use to notable organizations? It really is a new millenium, isn't it? I'd feel a lot better about it if the world weren't ending next month. ; -)
What I've discovered over the recent past is that managers don't really have the skill set to completely analyze huge amounts of data and come up with a solution by following a logical sequence of steps. most still go ahead with a gut feeling while perusing reports and charts, without really grapsing the meaning behind those charts and numbers. Intuition is necessary and all, but in my opinion, having the right mindset that let's you really drill the data down for incisive decision is the most important facet.
kq4ym, - There are people who are on the middlepoint and maybe you are one of them. Many can't do both though regardless of the incentive...they are either on the right or on the left with very little from the other side. But do need a lot people who can do both to bridge the socio-corporate gap between the two sides.
the pay the companies and organizations are willing to pay these days for a simple mobile application or a website or any IT positing post can actually entice people to be more creative and use more of their creative skills as well as logic ones. You can not switch your brain sides but you can exercise your mind to use both and be best at both.
Few examples for exercising and making your right-brain more active are: doing creative stuff like visiting art museum, reading a good fiction book and indulging in family activities .It can not only stimulate the random thoughts but also get your right part of the brain active.
Howeverr , a computer scientist and a software developer hardly finds time for such activities because of the work load.
Isn't it part of your personality and built in by default? I mean is it possible to deliberately change yourself from a left brainer to a right brainer or vice versa?
This all sounds like a pretty rational argument to me. Of course, I'm a left brainer. But, the "$300,000 to $500,000" job is a really enticing reason for me to switch brain sides real quick. How can folks be trained to use all their brains and still keep proficiency in that left sided thinking?
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