Re:Good software knows when to stop
by dizhn on Friday March 06, 2026 @03:19AM
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>Ignore feature requests — don't build what users ask for; understand the underlying problem instead
That sounds like good advice on the surface but it should be "understand what the user is asking for" then see if it is a valid thing, after which you can decide how to accomplish it. Users usually come to you with the last bit. They ask you to do it in a particular way.
That sounds like good advice on the surface but it should be "understand what the user is asking for" then see if it is a valid thing, after which you can decide how to accomplish it. Users usually come to you with the last bit. They ask you to do it in a particular way.