Getting Real: Less Software (by 37signals) - The Diigo Meta page

• 12 Aug 08
  

  Martin Dower

  37signals

  • Solving 80% of the original problem for 20% of the effort is a major win. The original problem is almost never so bad that it's worth five times the effort to solve it
• 13 Jul 07
  

  idukes
  • The key is to restate any hard problem that requires a lot of software into a simple problem that requires much less. You may not be solving exactly the same problem but that's alright. Solving 80% of the original problem for 20% of the effort is a major win. The original problem is almost never so bad that it's worth five times the effort to solve it.
  • Encourage programmers to make counteroffers.
    You want to hear: "The way you suggested will take 12 hours. But there's a way I can do it that will only take one hour. It won't do x but it will do y." Let the software push back. Tell programmers to fight for what they think is the best way.

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