Know how good your code needs to be for the task at hand. Start with a rough draft. Try to soften requirements if you can. Don't get distracted. Make small changes. Practice specific skills.

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A developer shares practical strategies for building software efficiently while maintaining quality. Key approaches include understanding quality requirements for each project context, creating rough drafts before polishing code, negotiating requirements when possible, staying focused to avoid code wandering, making small incremental changes, and developing specific skills like code reading, debugging, and scripting. The author emphasizes aiming for "8 out of 10" quality delivered on time rather than perfection, and advocates for the rough draft approach to uncover unknowns early and avoid premature optimization.

How I build software quickly

<p>awesome read, honestly in a while!
so many practical advices!</p>
