[buescher]

The folks who urge haste occasionally need to be reminded that there is nothing faster than doing it right the first time.

That said, finishing (not just working) quickly is very important. You will never get good if you do not finish a lot of things. If you need to iterate to a solution, you will never finish if you do not iterate quickly.

My corollary to "good, fast, cheap: pick two" is that there's no such thing as good, slow, and cheap, and if there were, it's booked for the next 30 years anyway.

[cainxinth]

> The folks who urge haste occasionally need to be reminded that there is nothing faster than doing it right the first time.

Hence the military axiom: “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.”

[gorjusborg]

> “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.”

Such a great axiom.

I had a mentor/colleague give me a piece of advice that is somewhat related:

"People will remember the quality of your work far longer than the time it took".

I've found it to be true through my experience. I will admit though, I generally do not get tapped to do the quick hacks when in a pinch, but that's a feature, not a bug, in my opinion.