Re:The Case for Slow Programming
by kenrikm on Monday December 01, 2014 @05:24PM
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I see it like a Craftsman woodworker vs a high school shop class. At the end of the day they can both build a birdhouse though the quality of final result will be very different.
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Yep -- and I argue that the craftsman can finish at least as fast as the shop student. When someone says "I don't have time to make it sound", they're really saying "I don't have the skills."
By the way, I think these skills can be acquired and even taught. They just aren't yet being taught afaik.
I would also bet that the craftsman will show less overt progress as he works. He will appear to be moving slower, but will in fact complete the three to requirements faster. And in the initial phase, in particular, the craftsman may take a lot more time. The speed will be shown not over the initial design, but over the whole production cycle.