Part 1The Circle of Value

Sometimes you just have to stop holding on with both hands, both feet, and your tail, to get someplace better. Of course you might plummet to the earth and die, but probably not: you were made for this.

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Successful software development is hard. It will always be hard. However, doing it smoothly and gracefully has a very real simplicity. Let’s talk about that essential simplicity. As we do, your job is to think a lot, while I write very little.

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