Software - A Game of Inches   June 17th, 2007

a great quote, from a great man. (via Joel)

So when I say “inch by inch” — that’s what I mean. To create a usable piece of software, you have to fight for every fix, every feature, every little accomodation that will get one more person up the curve. There are no shortcuts. Luck is involved, but you don’t win by being lucky, it happens because you fought for every inch

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June 23rd, 2007 at 5:56 am
rory Says:

Joe, where is this putplace thing? Are we permitted to at least gawk at it?

June 23rd, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Joe Says:

See http://putplace.com for all the juice.

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