As Joel points out, you can have both.
He states that, unlike physical products, adding quality to software does not make the software expensive.
This is because the cost of "super-programmers" can be divided among the thousands/millions of software licenses sold. The programming cost is fixed, so making it high quality may cost only pennies per sale.
This article didn't cause me to signup, but it did induce me to compose a letter to my local congressman independently. Seems like if we all do a little bit...
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As Joel points out, you can have both. He states that, unlike physical products, adding quality to software does not make the software expensive. This is because the cost of "super-programmers" can be divided among the thousands/millions of software licenses sold. The programming cost is fixed, so making it high quality may cost only pennies per sale.
Just throw your shoes in the dryer while you watch tv.
This article didn't cause me to signup, but it did induce me to compose a letter to my local congressman independently. Seems like if we all do a little bit...