> you have to admit that without a date developers will just noodle around forever. This seems more a statement about extrinsic motivation than dates in partic

> you have to admit that without a date developers will just noodle around forever. This seems more a statement about extrinsic motivation than dates in particular. Dates are the most obvious blunt instrument for applying extrinsic motivation, but there are others. Intrinsic motivation is in some ways even better. You can't force someone to be intrinsically motivated to achieve something... but pushy dates and expectations can decimate any motivation that was already there.