This article is a really good discussion of Richard Gabriels essay, 'The Rise of Worse is Better', which should be, imo, required reading for all technologist (

This article is a really good discussion of Richard Gabriels essay, 'The Rise of Worse is Better', which should be, imo, required reading for all technologist (along with 'Mythical Man Month' and 'Soul of a New Machine'). The authors testimony resonated with me, once I realized that I'd never get adequate requirements, or time to fully implement a feature, and just solve the problem in front of me, is when I became happier in my career. Consequently more successful too.