In pursuit of craft
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“Longer is not better”
As someone tired of reading AI slop documents all the time love this policy from Clay
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Overheard at the airport:
- Google maps, but slither.io
- That would go so hard actually
- I would play anything on Google Maps
This is how you end up building bloated, directionless products.
With the cost of building features a fraction of what it once was, it’s arguably even more important to ask “should we build this” first.
The token cost to build a production feature is now lower than the meeting cost to discuss building that feature.
Let me rephrase.
It is literally cheaper to build the thing and see if it works than to have a 30 minute planning meeting about whether you should build it.
It’s wild when you think about it.
This completely inverts how you should run a software organization. The planning layer becomes the bottleneck because the building layer is essentially free. The cost of code has dropped to essentially 0.
The rational response is to eliminate planning for anything that can be tested empirically. Don’t debate whether a feature will work.
Just build it in 2 hours, measure it with a group of customers, and then decide to kill or keep it.
I saw a startup operating this way and their build velocity is up 20x. Decision quality is up because every decision is informed by a real prototype, not a slide deck and an expensive meeting.
We went from “move fast and break things” to “move fast and build everything.”
The planning industrial complex is dead.
Thank god.
These new @AirCanada bag tracking notifications are such a nice quality of life improvement
Some notes from riding the new Eglinton Line on opening day:
The trains were really smooth & quiet! None of the creaks & rattles you hear in the subways & streetcars.
The stations were clean and modern but lacked character.
1/3
The underground section felt like a true subway! Can't wait for them to increase the top speed to 80 km/h.
The above-ground sections were much slower. Low speed limits + got stuck at a red light before almost every stop. Transit signal priority can't come soon enough!
2/3
One good thing they did was move the search bar to the bottom of the screen on most apps. So much easier to reach and use.
C, G, H, I, J, N, T, U, V are too far to the left
D, E, K, L, P, R are too far to the right
@taylorcarrigan @chan_k got any idea why?
TIL iOS keyboard keys aren't all the same size
Q, R, U, D, J, X, N are one pixel less wide than the rest... does anyone know why?
I think the 2020s will be the decade of founders focused on design/craft
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Massive news, much needed improvement!
For the first time ever, weekend service is coming to Kitchener GO — alongside increased service on the Kitchener Line. Beyond these service improvements, we're also entering an Agreement-in-Principle to purchase a portion of track owned by CN Rail between Bramalea and Georgetown GO. Learn more: metrolinx.com/en/news/weeken…
ALT A GO train moves along a rail track surrounded by colorful autumn foliage under a clear sky.
Know anyone who would be interested? @EricDLombardi @reiaposting @EmilyFarina5 @donnelly_b @AlexanderGlista @dylan_reid @tommytrxnh @internetvin @ttcriders @PolesWires
All that matters is product-market fit. Everything else is window dressing.
