Deliver the Bare Minimum

I think the legendary Bob Ross said it best:

Just remember that you can always add more, but you can’t take it away.

He was talking about layering colors while painting, which in certainly more permanent than most software, but it still works wonderfully to guide us as developers. Tackle each task as you go, don’t increase your own overhead unless it... See more

Jim is an engineer and works for “THE COMPANY”. A client has requested a JSON file that contains all recent, Canadian buyers of their “PRODUCT ABC”. Jim can handle this task no problem, but thinks it is a little short-sighted. Jim thinks to himself, “What if they want to check buyers from the US? What if they want a shorter or longer time frame?”. ... See more