Stop Perfecting, Start Shipping: A Lesson From Football and Software

Published on 05.05.2026

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Stop Perfecting, Start Shipping: A Lesson From Football and Software

TLDR: Oskar Dudycz revisits a personal essay he wrote ten years ago about perfectionism and the habit of over-engineering ideas that never ship. Inspired by Amy Hoy's "Just Fucking Ship," the essay challenges the developer reflex to build perfect foundations before doing anything visible. The message lands just as hard today as it did then.

Borys had the best dribbling

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