Captain’s log, stardate 20170122

How I get my kicks these days

Sent by Jonathan Stark on January 22nd, 2017

When I first started out in software development, I got my kicks by solving complicated problems.

These days I get my kicks by creating happy clients.

Solving complicated problems does not necessarily lead to happy clients.

The two things can overlap, but:

Sometimes solving a complicated problem doesn’t deliver any value to the client.
Sometimes solving a simple problem can deliver enormous value to the client.

Be on the lookout for the latter.

Yours,

—J