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Just "starting small" is also dangerous. The right balance is "envision big, start small".
by dude_abides 14y ago
Just "starting small" is also dangerous.
The right balance is "envision big, start small".
- pcote 14y agoI don't like to envision big because I would be too intimidated by my big vision to start small. Starting with a modest idea helps me keep things concrete. "Envision big" causes me to start thinking abstractly prematurely. I tend to not write much code at all when I do that.
- codegeek 14y agoI am sure "Envision Big" is implicit at least in this specific blog post.
- chj 14y ago+1. I guess the blog is more about: you have a great ambition, but try solve a small problem first and see if people are interested. Then grow it.
- thenomad 14y agoWhy? What's the danger in starting small? The biggest risk is that you stay small, and given "small" in the context here also means "quick", how big a problem is that?