[invl]

as a developer my first priority is whether the software works, not whether it is fast or easy to develop

[dang]

I think we can assume that what daft_pink means by "development" includes that the software works.

("Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)