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Anyone who knows Aaron will tell you that he's actually pretty humble. I think it's easy to imagine the thought process without it being especially cocky: "I built this game and have spent more time solving these puzzles than any of these guys. How are they so much faster?"

OK, Aaron.

I think it's safe to say he was being tongue-in-cheek.

I actually got the exact opposite feeling: he was cocky at first, but then realized he was wrong. And even wrote a blog post about it. That's pretty humble. :)

His claim seems reasonable. I'd bet on him ;)

I liked the article a lot. I'm an "iterate and repair" guy but am trying to use careful thought, logic and planning up front more often. I think that the value of the article is that it shows that neither approach is perfect by itself.