Knowing what we need to win an Oscar for. Used like “we don’t need to win an Oscar for that”. An area where extra effort doesn’t target the outcome you need. Pu

Knowing what we need to win an Oscar for. Used like “we don’t need to win an Oscar for that”. An area where extra effort doesn’t target the outcome you need. Put extra time into the area where you need to win the Oscar. What gets us into the newspapers. Don’t fuck that up. Add an interface. Where you know you need an answer, create the interface and a simple implementation. Come back later when you need it implemented better, now you know where that has to be and it’s already lined up to use the better version. Sometimes simple version is enough and you’ve saved the time. You don’t need a phd in that. Same as Oscar. Know where to focus learning. CAP theorem. Often people choose consistency without knowing they have. Or insist on unnecessary availability when consistency is crucial. You’re always choosing so make it conscious and make sure the view is shared. Specialisation is for insects. Learn D3 and ML and Kafka and PowerPoint and marketing.