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by dvt 3182 days ago
Of course it does: thought/discussion take time.
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It seems people are confused. Of course everything takes physical time, but slowly thinking about something isn't any objective sign of better outcomes.
Everyone works differently, but for me thinking in a leisurely way does produce better outcomes. It's less that my actual thinking is somehow "slower", than that thinking about something and then letting it rest and come back to it, I have better conclusions than if I rushed to judgement.

I guess the phrase 'rush to judgement' is instructive. We're not just thinking, we're deciding of course.

If you can find out about a problem or issue or desire and very quickly come up with an architectural solution that will stand the test of time for years (at least without backwards-incompatibilities, which is what a redis requires), more power to you, but in my experience and observation most will not.

But I get it, you just don't agree with my basic suggestion, from your experience. That's fine. It's not really an argument about the speed of one's thinking. Nobody is "confused".

I think the salient point is that thinking takes more time than not thinking. At least in my experience, the policy is generally to push features, not to think (slowly or otherwise).