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Re:Fuckin' user interface design, I swear by LaundroMat on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:57AM (#26396457)
Your comment makes me think of the distinction Simon Wardley[1] makes between Pioneers, Settlers and City Planners. The former are the ones who get excited by making something new (and not solving the problem), the latter are the ones who get excited by making sure things keep running flawlessly.

I do believe there are programmers for every category though.

[1] https://blog.gardeviance.org/2015/03/on-pioneers-settlers-to...

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Re:Fuckin' user interface design, I swear by microtherion on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:04PM (#26404227)
Kirk McKusick had a similar metaphor around road building, with some people hacking a path through virgin jungle with a machete, some bulldozing the road, some paving it, some adding lamp posts, and some painting the lamp posts.
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