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axusyesterday at 5:16 PM2 repliesview on HN

Let's not make fixing bugs and backwards compatibility the enemy of shoveling out more features


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Daishimantoday at 3:36 PM

You're saying it in jest but this is closer to the right answer. Features make you money. A large enough project has an infinite backlog. You will be unlikely to make much money from clearing out your backlog.

close04yesterday at 6:35 PM

The expression is “the enemy of good” not “the enemy if something” so in the end it’s about defining “good”. It varies with context. What’s good, move fast and break things or go slow and considerate? Is risking bugs worth it to launch a feature? How important is that feature? How important is it to have it now vs. later? And how do you reconcile it when what’s good for you is bad for me?

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