Articles tagged 'business'

Ship Early, Ship Too Often

Some famous people told me how to get superpowers. I did. They all happen to agree on this topic. Now I’m going to tell you the same secret. I’ll even help you out a bit more.

The most powerful, important thing you can do is to get your code in front of the people who will use it. Do it as fast as possible. Do it when it’s not ready yet. Do it when it makes you uncomfortable.

What does that have to do with superpowers, though? We’ll get there. But first, more about shipping code.

But It’s Not Ready!

Jeff Atwood, the guy who started Stack Overflow, knows all the excuses. That’s why he wrote Version 1 Sucks, But Ship It Anyway. It’s worth a read.

In the end, it boils down to this. You’re somebody who is reading about software when you don’t have to. Right here in this post, even! You care about your craft.

On Hiring a Developer

I got mail from somebody with a vision for an app, wanting to know how much it would cost to build their idea.

This is my advice to him, with a few specifics redacted:

Subscribe to get free ebook chapters and an emailed coding class now, plus videos and articles a few times a month.

Why this specific newsletter? You want to be an expert. Expertise comes from learning the fundamentals, deeply. And that comes from the best kind of practice. I write with that in mind. I won't waste your time.

(Yes, I also sell things. They're good, but I'm fine if you don't buy them.)

Subscribe for an Email Class, Free Chapters and Articles

Your welcome message will contain download links.