How to Make Things

April 19th, 2007 - self actualization, thesis | 1 comment

Thinking about where I am with Promiserver and some mistakes I’ve made, here are two lessons:

  1. Start humble and iterate, rather than proudly setting out to build a complex system from scratch.
  2. Continually get feedback from the smart people around you. Make an effort to develop an honest rapport with your peers.

More lessons to come, I’m sure.

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One Response to “How to Make Things”

  1. Stefan Linecker Says:
    April 20th, 2007 at 4:37 am

    I bet you already know about it – but anyhow: 37Signals’ book “Getting Real” (available online at: http://gettingreal.37signals.com/toc.php) provides some of their development “lessons”. It’s quite fun.

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