the thing you think you're writing often turns out to be something different than the finished product
I think traditional by-the-book managers must have a lot of trouble with this aspect of the process. I think this is a lot of the appeal of being an independent developer, where you have the nimbleness and decision-making authority to change gears as your vision of the product evolves.
The flip side of this is the need to have a vision in the first place. I've been on too many projects where it was not clear what we were trying to accomplish. That's a great way to make everybody feel like they're wasting their time.
P.S. Given that style tags are allowed, it would be nice if there were a Preview button for comments here.
by Andy Lee — May 02
I think traditional by-the-book managers must have a lot of trouble with this aspect of the process. I think this is a lot of the appeal of being an independent developer, where you have the nimbleness and decision-making authority to change gears as your vision of the product evolves.
The flip side of this is the need to have a vision in the first place. I've been on too many projects where it was not clear what we were trying to accomplish. That's a great way to make everybody feel like they're wasting their time.
P.S. Given that style tags are allowed, it would be nice if there were a Preview button for comments here.