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>>todsac+(OP)
Not a huge Steve Jobs fanboy, but I always liked his quote[1] about craftsmanship, sweating the details, and giving a fuck:

“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.”

I think software as a whole suffers greatly from this "well, I got it barely done, technically fulfilling the requirements, so my work is over" attitude.

1: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/445621-when-you-re-a-carpen...

>>ryandr+n4
Eh there are certainly places for that mentality, but I prefer working with engineers and in places that do the opposite. Sure you can use the finest wood on the back, and polish the underside beautifully, but your beautiful chest is probably either never going to be bought or ripped apart and the wood reused for a chair. A lot of times, the fancy back of the chest is a complete and utter waste of time and effort.

Good engineers have to know when they're building a beautiful chest for public display for 20 years, and when their customer doesn't even know if they want a chest yet. It's a matter of context and being aware enough of the business circumstances to make the right decision.