Software – A Game of Inches

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