Why speed matters
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The one constant that I have observed in my professional life is that people underestimate the need to move fast. Of course, doing good work takes time. I once spent six months writing a URL parser. But the fact that it took so long is not a feature, it is not a positive, it is … Continue reading Why speed matters
  • NoTagBacks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6·
    7 hours ago

    Work at the speed of thought? Bro, that’s not at all possible. Like, legitimately, wtf?

    He says a thesis written in two years would be better than one written in eight, therefore faster is better. Okay, a bolognese made in 6 hours is better than one made in 30 minutes, therefore slower is better. If I can use your same argument to make the opposite point, your argument is bad. Also, to be clear, if your bolognese takes less than four hours, you are wrong.

    Speed as a universal metric is just silly and a downright childish oversimplification. Fuck your speed, use a relevant metric. On top of that, it has been and still is an absurd expectation from capitalists to do everything faster, and this “article” reeks of said absurd expectation.

  • Sidhean@piefed.socialEnglish
    7·
    8 hours ago

    Whoever authored this, please take a deep breath and a step back from capitalism, holy heck! I feel worn out just reading this.

  • antbricks@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    “Speed of thought”… hmmm… We can call it “Impulse Driven Development” I’m sure it’ll be great.