Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Other Stuff

Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by sodapopcan on Sunday January 16, 2022 @08:48PM (#29962488)

> If you want a job done find the busiest person you know and give them an extra job. This is because the reason they are busy is that lot's of people want them to do things because they are good at doing things and that's why they are busy.

Love Joe Armstrong.

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by nickcox on Sunday January 16, 2022 @10:53PM (#29963141)

I've always heard this as, 'If you want something done, ask a busy person'.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/01/30/busy/

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by mbrodersen on Monday January 17, 2022 @09:31PM (#29974291)

Or perhaps find the most competent person who isn’t busy? Incompetent people tend to be busy all the time because they don’t know how to work effectively. A bad developer will add as many bugs as new features and will therefore be busy all the time, always falling behind. A great developer will introduce very few new bugs and can therefore easily add new features, not falling behind.

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