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Work that is too fine too early commits everyone to the wrong details; shaped work is rough on purpose so designers and programmers can apply their own judgement.

Drawn from what Ryan Singer 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

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What Ryan Singer actually said

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    Author of Shape Up; formerly head of strategy at Basecamp

    Work that’s too fine, too early commits everyone to the wrong details. Designers and programmers need room to apply their own judgement and expertise when they roll up their sleeves and discover all the real trade-offs that emerge.

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