Ruby Rogues panel discussion at RailsConf 2012 (April 25)
Ruby Rogues LiveJosh Susser@joshsusser
View Slide
PRUDENCE
Definitionprudence: the quality ofbeing prudentprudent: acting with or showing careand thought for the future
Fear of Progress?DHH: loss aversion is the pillar ofconservatismtenderlove: experienceddevelopers have a lowertolerance for technical debt
I have a limited budgetfor risk in my projects.So do you.(whether you know it or not)
I hate having otherpeople spend myrisk budget for me
Inspirational QuoteBe regular and orderly inyour life like a bourgeois, sothat you may be violentlyoriginal in your work.– Gustave Flaubert