Ship It: Why Fundamentals and Deadlines Beat Endless Preparation
Published on 05.05.2026
Borys Had the Best Dribbling — On Shipping, Perfectionism, and Getting Out of Your Own Way
TLDR: Oskar Dudycz revisits a personal essay he wrote over ten years ago about why smart, well-prepared engineers consistently fail to ship. The culprit is a familiar one: obsessing over foundations while the actual goal gathers dust. The essay weaves in Amy Hoy's "Just Fucking Ship" as a counterweight, and the message holds up surprisingly well in the age of AI-assisted everything.
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