The Art of Saying 'No' to a Feature
As developers, we like to build things. When a product manager or a user asks for a feature, our natural response is “Sure, I can do that in two days.” But every “Yes” is a commitment to maintain that code forever. The Feature Creep Trap The most successful products aren’t the ones with the most features; they’re the ones with the right features. Every button you add to a UI makes every other button slightly less important. Every branch in your code makes the next bug slightly harder to find. ...