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Thoughts on Quality Improvements You can add tests and types faster than you can add bugs. Vibe-awesome-testing, where you add detailed docs, specs, test cases, types, smoke tests, etc. faster than you can add new bugs. If you can scan code and review, you can see that quality is improving faster than you can break it.
Don't know it till you see it You can't tell a joke is funny until you hear it. You can't describe the funny qualities and work backwards to rate it. Same for design: you know it when you see it. I need to see dozens of designs, so I can tease out what elements make sense to me. What feels right. For Instacalc. I've tried for years to find a good, clear, cohesive design. Taking things away until…
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