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>This is critical. I have tried it the other way, and struggled for these very reasons. It's also the Lisp philosophy of building up from small functional piec
by SkyMarshal 15y ago
>This is critical. I have tried it the other way, and struggled for these very reasons.
It's also the Lisp philosophy of building up from small functional pieces, rather than starting with an overdesigned top-down blueprint.
- ajju 15y agoAs a programmer, I intuitively understand the value of building up from small pieces. I think what Paul is saying in the first part I quoted is different though. He is saying don't even say you are going to build the "grand vision" because it sets unreasonable expectations and defocuses you from making incremental progress. The second part I quoted is about avoiding top-down design / blueprints and you are right on the money there.