Highly Agree.

Speed of all kinds is incredibly important. Give me all of it.

- Fast developers

- Fast test suites

- Fast feedback loops

- Fast experimentation

Someone (Napoleon?) is credited with saying "quantity has a quality all its own", in software it is "velocity has a quality all its own".

As long as there is some rigor and you aren't shipping complete slop, consistently moving very quickly fixes almost every other deficiency.

- It makes engineering mistakes cheaper (just fix them fast)

- It make product experimentation easy (we can test this fast and revert if needed)

- It makes developers ramp up quickly (shipping code increases confidence and knowledge)

- It actually makes rigor more feasible as the most effective rigorous processes are light weight and built-in.

Every line of code is a liability, the system that enables it to change rapidly is the asset.

Side note: every time I encounter JVM test startup lag I think someday I am going to die and will have spent time doing _this_.

For inspiration in this direction see Patrick Collison's great list: https://patrickcollison.com/fast

Another benefit of speed in this regard is that it lets you slow down a bit more and appreciate other things in life.

> Someone (Napoleon?) is credited with saying "quantity has a quality all its own"

Joe Stalin, I believe. It's a grim metaphor regarding the USSR's army tactics in WW2.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/795954-quantity-has-a-quali...