Pieter Hintjens:
This article is an extract from Chapter 6 of the ZeroMQ book, on community building.
I’m not quoting from the actual parable so as not to spoil it. It’s short but profound.
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FeedWhy Japanese companies do so many different things
David Oks:
Kyocera was founded in 1959 as a producer of ceramic insulators for cathode-ray tubes; today it manufactures not only industrial ceramics but also printers, smartphones, ballpoint pens, kitchen knives, solar PV modules, lens components, industrial cutting tools, automotive camera modules, electronics components, semiconductor packaging, biocompatible tooth and joint replacements, UV-LED curing systems, LCD systems, medical products, and lab-grown gemstones. Or another e-chuck maker. Sumitomo Osaka Cement, as you might have been able to deduce from the name, produces cement and ready-mixed concrete; but it also produces optical components, measuring instruments, industrial ceramics, artificial marine reefs, cosmetics and nanoparticle materials.
Long fascinating read.
Ship Software That Does Nothing
Kerrick Long:
Many people will tell you to ship a minimum viable product. Others say to ship a prototype to get feedback. Not me. I think you should ship a blank page to your production servers on day one.
Notice how much is involved in shipping software that does nothing. This work will come around eventually. The later you do it, the riskier it is.
Not satire. Good food for thought.