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When complaints are a good sign

Ian Hickson · 26 Dec 2024

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  1. The worst thing to do, when you receive such complaints, is take them to heart and try to fix them. This is because by definition you wanted these complaints. They are a sign that the thing you built is built as you wanted to build it.

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