Less is Always More

The spectacular success and market penetration of the iPod, Agile software development principles, Twitter, and even Google are just a few examples of minimalism in action.

Yet, there are countless counterparts to each success previously listed that, unfortunately, didn't make it; what's more, each counterpart tried to solve the same complex problem. Was it market timing, smarter people, access to capital, savvy marketing, or a combination of any of these aspects that made the difference? Or was it because when it comes to coding, design, functionality, project teams, and even testing, less is, indeed, more?

About Andrew Glover

Andrew is the Engineering Manager for Netflix's Delivery Engineering Team. He and his team are building the next generation Continuous Delivery platform that is facilitating Netflix's rapid global expansion. Before joining Netflix, he served as the CTO of App47, where he lead the development of a SaaS Mobile Application Management platform. Andrew is also the co-author of Addison Wesley's “Continuous Integration” and he actively blogs about software at thediscoblog.com.

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