There’s a lot to say here, but others have said it better. I am an ardent fan of Paul Graham’s Hackers and Painters. Graham did not so much overturn my ideas about computers and software development as validate them--the margins of my copy are full of “yes!” and “damn right!” I read him now for inspiration. I should also mention Jason Fried’s recent talk “Lessons Learned while building Basecamp.” Although I came across it only last week, I agree with most of what he says: building half an application, managing debt, building from the UI, learning from users, keeping it simple, feature food.
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