Building Calm Products

After 12+ years of building products, I’ve learned that the best software comes from teams who aren’t constantly firefighting. Here’s what I mean by “calm” development.

The Problem with Rush

Most projects fail not because of technical debt, but because of decision debt — the accumulation of choices made too quickly under pressure.

What Calm Looks Like

• Clear specifications before coding
• Time to think before reacting
• Space to refactor when needed
• Room for experimentation

The irony is that calm teams ship faster in the long run.