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Good design is redesign: it is rare to get things right the first time, and experts plan to throw away early work.

Drawn from what Paul Graham said

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design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.

Who should design software, and how?under our view: The maker should work in the medium and shape it rough: build the thing, not a picture of it

What Paul Graham actually said

  1. Paul Graham Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb
    Good design is redesign. It's rare to get things right the first time. Experts expect to throw away some early work. They plan for plans to change.

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