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> For some reason, I get irked when people bring up the “Perfect is the enemy of good” for why something can’t get done. Like there’s only perfect and good. The
by deeviant 5y ago
> For some reason, I get irked when people bring up the “Perfect is the enemy of good” for why something can’t get done. Like there’s only perfect and good. There’s also bad, terrible, non-functional and lots of other stuff.
It sounds like you just don't understand the statement. It's not a binary assessment, it's an observation: if you set your bar too high, you simply may never get there and have nothing to show for it, thus by "lowering the bar" you may actually deliver a better product (you know, because it actually got delivered, and not canceled).
- prepend 5y agoThat’s my understanding of the statement. The reason I’m irked is that you simply may never get there by not implementing features or fixing bugs (you know, because it got cancelled due to never being useful enough to make it). Its not binary but by setting the bar too low, you never get their either. My irk is that the premise is that anything not chosen is too “perfect.” Also annoying is having “minimum viable products” that aren’t actually viable.