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Stop moving fast and breaking everything
You’re not even moving fast, and you’re not Facebook anyway
It’s perhaps the favorite phrase of an entire generation of engineers, product managers, and leaders: “Move fast and break things.”
Do you remember where you were when you first heard this phrase? Maybe it was around the time The Social Network debuted in movie theaters (amazing movie btw). What lightbulbs went off above your head when your brain circuitry closed this electrical loop?
I bet it set off a fast-paced chain of events as you realized just how infinite the possibilities were without the antiquated restrictions of having to do things “the correct way”, or robustly, scalably, securely, or even just in a way that doesn’t destroy the user experience.
Just imagine (as I’m sure you did) how much you could accomplish if you didn’t have to worry about bugs anymore. You could build the most divine tool, and someone else can deal with the fallout. After all, you’re moving fast. You’re allowed — nay, supposed to break things. Let the graveyard shift cleaning crew deal with tidying up the place.
The crazy thing is, you’ve had it wrong this whole time.
