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Speed of feature is less compelling than quality. There is a saying about EHRs, that they propagate error at the speed of light. Likewise speeding up feature ac
by adolph 4y ago
Speed of feature is less compelling than quality. There is a saying about EHRs, that they propagate error at the speed of light. Likewise speeding up feature accrual seems as if all the worst ideas will be implemented first as the best ones need time to think through and acculturate.
On the other hand, if the models can be Atkinson-like and produce -2000 lines of code [0], that is a day to which I would look forward.
0. https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Negative_2000_Li...
- larve 4y agoI wouldn’t underestimate the ability to iterate on fully finished features quickly, if you have to operate with end users. Closing a feedback loop can lead to threshold effects.
- adolph 4y agoThat'd be great if true. Human nature being what it is, chances are good that the ill thought out and in retrospect harmful will be deployed just as faster than "fully finished" as they are now. Could that be iterated? Can a half baked release ever become whole or does progress just slow down and stretch out exponentially? 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... Will be grateful and relieved when proven wrong.
- larve 4y agoYeah, I think my point is more that this makes it possible to iterate quicker while maintaining quality, which might be beneficial. Of course if you are working in a team that cares about the result (and the business does too), then iteration is always a win.