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coding philosophies (Developers)

posted by rr  , Berlin, Germany, 03.06.2026, 20:59

Joe's Blog — 2014-06-25 Minimal Viable Programs

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The Erlang ticket system was designed and implemented by Peter Högfeldt in 1986. We needed a ticket system that was easy to use, intuitive, reliable and we wanted it yesterday, so Peter got the job, since he was very busy and didn't have time to take on any new jobs.

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.

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New features mean new sales opportunities, good for the company but not good for the user.

New features mean new untested code, and backwards incompatibility with earlier versions of the program. Things that are stable for a long time are good.

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If we to have any control over complexity then we should ensure that the basic components are MVPs.

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• coding philosophies - Rugxulo, 29.09.2021, 23:49 (Developers)
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  • coding philosophies - tkchia, 15.11.2021, 22:26
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    • coding philosophies - Rugxulo, 24.09.2022, 02:17
      • coding philosophies - tom, 26.09.2022, 14:13
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  • coding philosophies - rr, 25.10.2022, 21:07
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  • coding philosophies - Rugxulo, 07.02.2023, 07:30
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  • coding philosophies - ecm, 20.11.2023, 09:44
    • coding philosophies - ecm, 16.05.2026, 19:45
      • coding philosophies - ecm, 16.05.2026, 20:02
        • coding philosophies - rr, 16.05.2026, 21:24
          • coding philosophies - ecm, 17.05.2026, 01:02
  • coding philosophies - Rugxulo, 12.07.2024, 02:36
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      • coding philosophies - bencollver, 19.09.2024, 16:27
        • coding philosophies - DosWorld, 10.01.2025, 20:50
          • coding philosophies - rr, 13.01.2025, 20:51
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  • coding philosophies - rr, 03.06.2026, 20:59