| Essay 7 | Metaphors Hide Better Ways of Working |
We’ve seen why metaphors can hurt how we approach software. When we take them too far, we develop habits built around false pretenses. Metaphors are a double whammy. Not only do they make us do things less efficiently, but they keep us from thinking about better ways of doing things.
Wireframes and detailed specifications take time away from building and reviewing the real thing. They don’t take advantage of the opportunities we have to constantly iterate. They make us think through the entire process of writing code without actually having written any code yet.
The over-emphasis on launch hides the fact that software today can be modified and redistributed with relative ease. We don’t “ship” ...
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