Building software
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Building software
Linear doesn’t have metrics goals - the founder thinks setting specific metric goals can lead them astray. Product goals should be about how we solve our customers’ problems better.
It does everything I want a word processing program to do and it doesn't do anything else. I don't want any help. I hate some of these modern systems where you type up a lowercase letter and it becomes a capital. I don't want a capital, if I'd wanted a capital, I would have typed the capital.
George R.R. Martin
The beauty of finished software
In a world where constant change is the norm, finished software —a software you can use forever with no unneeded change —provides a breath of fresh air. It’s a reminder that reliability, consistency, and user satisfaction can coexist in the realm of software development.
Efecto Studios – An experienced game developer, focused on developing video games for almost every major gaming device, with a team that has worked on several console titles.
efectostudios.com
Fantastic advice, for software builders:
Headline driven development
Here is a simple process for shipping software projects that works. First, decompose the project into a stream1 of headlines. Then pick an aggressive date to ship the first headline and work like hell to meet that date. Have everyone work only on one headline at a time– the
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