I want to say, as a programmer I used to overestimate how much it costs and underestimate how much it mattered to the end client. Recently I have spent two day

I want to say, as a programmer I used to overestimate how much it costs and underestimate how much it mattered to the end client. Recently I have spent two days working on my personal project's esthetics and polish and was amazed at how gratifying it was to work on that. As programmers we have the privilege knowledge of knowing which esthetic enhancements are the less costly. Take the time to get these low hanging fruits, it will make users and yourself so much happier! And as a freelancer, I keep remembering this time when we were developing a complex simulation software for a big client, and that was a 6-12 months development, with little to show as intermediate step. But when we started showing plots (of straight lines! extrapolations that did not make any sense!) clients were really pleased with our "progress" and kept asking for UI improvements. They marveled at our ability to predict when two lines would cross...