In a previous post, we talked about how important kitty typing and determination are to technical execution. An important addendum to this is that whatever you do doesn’t have to be perfect.
Now, the first response to that is most likely to be an objection:
You: But…Laine and Josh, quality is so important to companies! It’s like, job #1: don’t mess it up. How can you say that it doesn’t have to be perfect?
We were talking (arguing!) about the most important ingredients that are critical for executing technical work (aka doing Technical Stuff ™). Josh claimed there were four skills necessary, at which Laine scoffed and said that couldn’t possibly be true. Turns out, he was pretty much right – so we wrote that post. Then we realized there’s a fifth thing that’s not only necessary, but vital – but it isn’t a skill. So…we had to change the title. Usually in a list, three or four things is the right answer, but… not today, apparently.
And so, with no more ado, the ingredients critical for doing Technical Stuff are:
