It's all talk until the code runs. — Ward Cunningham

It's all talk until the code runs.

Author: Ward Cunningham

Insight: You can have the perfect plan, the brilliant idea, the inspiring pitch—but none of it means anything until it actually works. This is why people who ship imperfect things often beat people with flawless theories.

Source: The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work : A Conversation with Ward Cunningham Part V (19 January 2004)

It's all talk until the code runs.

Ward CunninghamThe Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work : A Conversation with Ward Cunningham Part V (19 January 2004)

Insight

You can have the perfect plan, the brilliant idea, the inspiring pitch—but none of it means anything until it actually works. This is why people who ship imperfect things often beat people with flawless theories.

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Ward Cunningham

Ward Cunningham is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, in 1995. He is a pioneer in software development and has significantly contributed to the fields of agile software development and Extreme Programming. Cunningham is also recognized for his work on the concept of the "technical debt" metaphor in software engineering.

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