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Ruby Rogues Live Josh Susser @joshsusser

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PRUDENCE

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Definition prudence: the quality of being prudent prudent: acting with or showing care and thought for the future

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Fear of Progress? DHH: loss aversion is the pillar of conservatism tenderlove: experienced developers have a lower tolerance for technical debt

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I have a limited budget for risk in my projects. So do you. (whether you know it or not)

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I hate having other people spend my risk budget for me

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Inspirational Quote Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violently original in your work. – Gustave Flaubert