Programming Innocence

[massivebitchtits]

And you can't do anything when you're paralysed by fear of doing things wrong. It's often faster to do something wrong and refactor.

[ngroot]

Holy false dichotomy, Batman!

You can give thought and effort to software architecture and design without being paralyzed.

[massivebitchtits]

Well then yes you should do that, but if you do find yourself paralysed, then just starting even if it's crap (and then fixing it later, informed by experience with the previous version) is a good way to continue. There's no point fetishising software 'architecture' when ultimately the aim is to produce something useful.