Well, his irritating writing style aside, he’s pinpointing one instance of a much larger problem in software development: the pervasive belief that “just enough

Well, his irritating writing style aside, he’s pinpointing one instance of a much larger problem in software development: the pervasive belief that “just enough” understanding is the right amount of understanding. I can’t count how many times I’ve been shot down in design meetings when I even bring up efficiency with “optimization is the root of all evil”. In most organizations, nothing matters except time to market (including user experience, efficiency and even accuracy) because “how long did it take to program” is the easiest thing for lazy managers to measure. Until organizations stop hiring people with only a vague notion of what they’re doing to deliver software, software will continue to get slower, buggier, and more unpredictable.