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(DAY 1331) The Problem With Too Many Features

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Every new software feature has a cost in complexity, even when it appears useful on its own.

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It is easy to make a case for one more feature. A customer might need it, a competitor might have it, or it might make the product useful in another situation. The hard part is seeing the total cost when all those reasonable additions accumulate.

More options can make a product more capable, but they can also make it harder to understand and maintain. Flexibility is valuable when people need it. It is noise when they do not. Product judgment includes deciding what belongs, but also noticing when a feature makes the whole thing less coherent.


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