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"No" is a beautiful word.

13 pointsby emiller829almost 12 years ago

2 comments

marshallyalmost 12 years ago
Even engineers need a bit of the Steve Jobs mojo:<p>&quot;People think focus means saying yes to the thing you&#x27;ve got to focus on. But that&#x27;s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I&#x27;m actually as proud of the things we haven&#x27;t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.&quot;<p>Just like in product design, a great software architecture is often defined even more by what you choose &#x2F;not&#x2F; to do than what features you choose to implement.<p>Awesome article, thanks!
the_chrismoalmost 12 years ago
Also, &quot;never give an answer with more precision than is warranted.&quot; -&gt; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;clabs.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;DesignPrecision" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;clabs.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;DesignPrecision</a>