#017 - Failing to plan is planning to fail

Daniel L

Aug 6, 2024 — 1 min read

As much as I want to jump into writing code every day, I've learned it's more important to have a plan and direction. I'm prone to silly mistakes, so taking the time to plan what I am building will hopefully save time in the long run. Instead of cowboy coding, taking the time to plan data structures, component hierarchy, architecture, etc., may seem like a burden initially, but it will hopefully pay off down the road.

There is a sense that too much planning could result in diminishing returns. After all, this project is all about taking action and failing fast. I would much rather fail miserably in a month than slowly over a year. As Prof G says, "the second best thing behind success is quick failure."

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Planning of data structures

Planning component hierarchy

Planning how to not procrastinate so that I'm not always doing this stuff at 10pm and later 😄

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