I think we’ve been spoiled by move fast break things type of startups, and indeed if you’re in a competitive field you might have to fight for your survival.
But truly successful projects are the ones that are worked on and improved for decades. Long-term work means that you will have to be conscious about being clean, and care about constant refactoring and simplification, and design decision that will prevent paralysis down the line.
There’s a reason twitter did not change for like 10 years and apps like Instagram are able to adopt new trends super quickly. (Unrelated: since the Instagram team is behind Threads, I predict that Threads is going to evolve really really fast and be harsh competition to twitter over time)
But truly successful projects are the ones that are worked on and improved for decades. Long-term work means that you will have to be conscious about being clean, and care about constant refactoring and simplification, and design decision that will prevent paralysis down the line.
There’s a reason twitter did not change for like 10 years and apps like Instagram are able to adopt new trends super quickly. (Unrelated: since the Instagram team is behind Threads, I predict that Threads is going to evolve really really fast and be harsh competition to twitter over time)