Getting feedback on a flaw early saves far more effort than discovering it after building much more on top of it.

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• It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone. ISIan Silber8 Apr 2026
• The first version of a product is usually not great. RSRobby Stein10 Sept 2026
• A sense of achievement in software survives writing almost none of the code yourself. DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson26 Aug 2026
• Publishing the source is not the same as developing in the open, and only the second changes how the work actually goes. AHAnders Hejlsberg13 May 2026
• Software is going through a fast-fashion phase where projects are thrown away if nobody uses them at once; builders should have conviction and work on things longer. BVBen Vinegar12 Jun 2026

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