Thinking about the First Principle of Frameworks

Some time ago, I took over a task, distributed architecture under the data distribution and transaction routing architecture program. Distributed architecture, naturally, to the Internet business as a teacher, so from the Internet to check, found the hungry to the user login place of data distribution and transaction routing, as well as Ali system of unitization ideas, but are not quite suitable for our situation. How to do, from the task is to reduce the purpose of cross-data center calls, cross-data center calls are no more than three ways: service-service, service-data, data-data, analyze how to reduce cross-center call measures under each call mode, and gradually form our own data distribution and transaction routing scheme. Recently, I have been exposed to the first principle of thinking framework, and I think my case seems to have some of the prototypes of using the first principle, haha.

Getting to the point, it's the old rule of using a learning framework for conceptual knowledge.

The first to propose the first principle was the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who said

This is the first principle of the system (First principle).

Sounds a bit like the axioms in mathematics, and yes, the axioms in mathematics are also the first principles in the corresponding systems of mathematics.

In the field of physical chemistry, the first principle has also been applied for many years, that is

By the way, in the field of artificial intelligence, alphago zero is based on the basic rules of Go, and has become "invincible" through deep learning through self-gaming, which I think can be categorized as an application of the first principle in computing.

But what made the concept of first nature principle catch fire was in the field of thinking, which originated from Iron Man Musk. Musk has founded many successful businesses, the names of which may not ring a bell, but if you've heard of paypal, the Internet payment tool, Tesla's electric car, and a program to enable ordinary people to immigrate to Mars, you'll know how he's a bully. Musk claims to owe his breakthrough success in so many seemingly disparate fields to the first nature principle.

The first nature principle has evolved from a philosophical concept, to an application of computational physics and computational chemistry, to a way of thinking, and its connotation and extension have changed. As a way of thinking the first principle is actually saying how to use the first principle to disruptive innovation, which is a kind of deductive thinking, in the field or sub-field we are in, from the fundamental principles, do not take the predecessor has gone through the road, but the use of deductive thinking to find another way but can better achieve the purpose. For example, Musk's Tesla electric car, not with the traditional oil-driven cars to do competition, but represents a more advanced energy car direction.

Is there a flaw in first principles thinking? There are. First of all, it is very difficult for people to recognize and find the first principle of their own field; secondly, when they do find it, the disruptive innovation that starts from the first principle involves capital, technology, and a team that can't be pushed by ordinary people.

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