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โ„–6 โ€” Bets Over Backlogs

2026-09-18

Bets, Not Backlogs | Shape Up

basecamp.com

Ryan Singer argues that backlogs should be discarded entirely, since a growing task pile only manufactures the feeling of being behind, and ideas worth doing resurface on their own without needing to be tracked.

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Simple Made Easy

infoq.com

Rich Hickey argues that simplicity and ease are separate, often conflicting qualities, and that developers should choose the discipline of simplicity over the familiarity of easy tools because complexity compounds while simplicity stays tractable.

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