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by chrisutz 3898 days ago
Striking a balance between shipping and perfecting has always been a struggle for me. The only thing that helped me get a handle on it was writing alot of code. Eventually, I gained a bit of intuition about what to skimp on, so I can usually do things fast while still delivering something that will not need to be thrown out in the immediate future. Mostly this amounts to coding things in a simple, straightforward manner and applying abstraction only when it's really necessary.
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Yeah that's a good point. As time goes on your ability to pick what to skimp on definitely gets better.