If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly

Re:If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly by vijayr on Thursday March 10, 2016 @05:55PM (#11263179)

Doesn't it depend on what it is though? If my todo app breaks, no harm done other than a few irritated users. But if a dialysis machine breaks...

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Re:If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly by vog on Thursday March 10, 2016 @05:57PM (#11263193)

Or, if a dilettantish crypto app provides a false sense of security to political activists, which may be life-threatening as well, depending on their country.

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Re:If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly by wonderlust on Thursday March 10, 2016 @08:11PM (#11263939)

Dialysis machines are really crappy compared to kidneys. And first dialysis machines were worse again

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Re:If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly by bottled_poe on Thursday March 10, 2016 @06:23PM (#11263358)

> But if a dialysis machine breaks

That's why we have standards for medical devices. A minimal implementation would still need to adhere to the required standards.

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Re:If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly by anigbrowl on Thursday March 10, 2016 @06:03PM (#11263230)

Worth doing badly as opposed to not doing it at all, ie you have to start somewhere even if that turns out to be inadequate later.

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