Sun Microsystems had the right people to make Java into a first-class language, and I believe it was the Sun marketing people who rushed the thing out before it should have gotten out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even with strong technical talent, premature release driven by marketing can undermine a product's quality.
- In plain terms
- Rushing a product due to marketing harms its quality.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid releasing products before they are ready.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is a product truly ready?
- How do you balance speed and quality?
Another view
Market timing sometimes requires releasing imperfect products.
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