“Perfectionism is sort of polarizing, and a lot of product manager / CEO types see it as the enemy.”
And it definitely shows. In the software world low quality is almost a given now. CEOs rush things out so they can start making money as soon as possible only for the product to be unstable and hated by the users it was forced upon.
Recall just got Recalled probably because Nadella said “we’ll iterate.”
Would DOOM be the same game if Carmack et al were told to rush things, cut corners, and iterate?
I see programming as an art, and art takes time. It doesn’t conform to deadlines and sprints.
From what I’ve heard it works differently in Japan. They take their time to get things right the first time.
Personally I think the short term thinking pervading the American corporate world is nothing short of delusional. I’ve heard similar things about Japan, their woodworking is world class in its precision and simplistic brilliance.
Recall just got Recalled probably because Nadella said “we’ll iterate.”
Would DOOM be the same game if Carmack et al were told to rush things, cut corners, and iterate?
I see programming as an art, and art takes time. It doesn’t conform to deadlines and sprints.
From what I’ve heard it works differently in Japan. They take their time to get things right the first time.