I would also recommend Jeff Atwood's (second) blog post on the subject: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/01/is-worse-really-better.html http://www.codingh

I would also recommend Jeff Atwood's (second) blog post on the subject: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/01/is-worse-really-better.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/01/is-worse-really-bet... Jeff Atwood just blows me away with the way he combines information, entertainment, and insight in his articles. What I like most about this one is that he brings in Steve Martin's take on good vs. great, thus showing us that the whole issue is by no means limited to the world of software development. (Just like the poster of the parent of this reply said, this is to reinforce and complement the original submission.)