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by oaw-bct-ar-bamf 1385 days ago
2. C.A.R. Hoare - "The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user."

This is something I am guilty of too often. I get lost in fixing the minute details and edge cases that might come reality under very special circumstances only.

It is good to step back once in a while and focus on whether the thing you are working on actually has an effect on the user experience or user interaction with your product.

Don’t lose the big picture out of sight for all the small edge cases