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Just realized something after a convo with a founder at the Rust Belt Market
He said 'Detroit's edge is that we build things you can drop,' which hit different after my last startup's software kept crashing. Anyone else find that physical product mindset changing how you approach tech problems here?
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reesej272mo ago
Ever try building software like you're bolting steel together? That quote made me stop over-engineering. I started asking "what's the simplest part that has to work no matter what" first, like a door hinge. Built a dumb text alert system before the fancy dashboard, and it saved us when the main app went down.
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riverdavis2mo ago
That "simple, solid core" idea sounds good but misses the point of software. The real edge is building things that can change fast when they break, not just survive the drop. A rigid core just means you're stuck with an old solution when the problem changes.
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susansingh2mo ago
My last project had a 97% uptime goal, which sounded good until a critical sensor failed. I used to chase complex solutions, but @reesej27 has the right idea. That "drop it" mindset means building the backup first, not last. Now I see the value in a simple, solid core that always works, even if the fancy parts around it don't. It's less about perfect code and more about a reliable result.
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