Finished software

When we buy a physical product, we accept that it won’t change in its lifetime. We’ll use it until it wears off, and we replace it. We can rely on that product not evolving; the gas pedal in my car will always be in the same place.

However, when it comes to software, we usually have the ingrained expectations of perpetual updates. We believe that if... See more

Apps keep adding features, because, like it or not, new features get new attention and more attention sells more. If you keep adding features, your app becomes bloated, farty, buggy, and slow. Shiny features will distract, and eventually completely destroy the focus of the user and the focus of your app. Most successful apps are headed for the even... See more