Shipping Fast Without Cutting Corners

There's a false choice in software development: ship fast or ship well. I've learned they're not opposites.

Start with what you know

The fastest code is code you don't have to think about. I use the same stack for every project — Next.js, PostgreSQL, TypeScript. I've solved the problems before. I'm not learning while building.

Make decisions early

The slowest part of any project is indecision. Pick the stack, pick the architecture, pick the patterns — before you write code. A 30-minute planning conversation saves 3 hours of refactoring.

Ship and iterate

A working product in production beats a perfect product in development. Ship the 80% version. Fix the 20% when you know what users actually need.