Quit waiting and ship some code

| May 30, 2011 | 15 Responses

ship code

This is a message I need for myself:

  • You may not be the most sought after theme designer.
  • You may not shatter minds with the next CSS breakthrough.
  • You may not know every WordPress function.
  • You may not extend WordPress to its limits.
  • You may not make everything sexy with jQuery.
  • You may not know every SEO trick.
  • You may not master responsive design.
  • You may not be a security expert.
  • You may not write world class PHP.
  • You may not always follow best practices.
  • You will not be bug free.

So quit waiting until you’re perfect because you never will be.

Ship some damn code.

15 Responses

  1. M.
    M. May 30, 2011 at 12:23 pm | | Reply

    This is a message I need for myself, too. :)

    1. Brian
      Brian May 30, 2011 at 12:46 pm | | Reply

      I thought it might be common sentiment : )

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  3. Andrea_R
    Andrea_R June 3, 2011 at 5:22 pm | | Reply

    Chris Garret once told me to launch at 70%. That’s one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever heard.

    Because my 70%? Is totally someone else’s 110%.

    Everyone is too hard on their own work – code, design, and yeah… even quilts. Close enough and done is waaaay better than perfect and never finished.

    1. Brian
      Brian June 3, 2011 at 6:14 pm | | Reply

      Good advice. Thanks Andrea : )

      Now to convince myself not to scrap it and start over…..

  4. Andrew Nacin
    Andrew Nacin June 4, 2011 at 5:23 pm | | Reply

    This reminds me of an essay by Matt from last year: 1.0 is the Loneliest Number.

    1. Josh Stauffer
      Josh Stauffer June 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm | | Reply

      I was thinking the same thing. Great advice. Awesome line: “If you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version you waited too long.”

    2. Brian
      Brian June 5, 2011 at 9:45 am | | Reply

      Thanks for the comment and tweet. I remember Matt’s post well. I’ve tried to focus on iteration rather than perfection ever since. It was a great read.

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  7. Edward Caissie
    Edward Caissie June 4, 2011 at 5:59 pm | | Reply

    Great Advice!

    If you waited to be perfect every time you would be missing the fun of squashing bugs and creating better code the next time around.

    It’s a rare individual that can learn from their own perfection.

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