A nostalgic personal essay, originally written 10 years ago and recently translated from Polish, reflecting on the common developer habit of over-engineering and never shipping. The author draws parallels between childhood football memories and the tendency to prioritize perfect foundations over actually finishing projects. Inspired by Amy Hoy's book 'Just Fucking Ship', the key takeaway is to set a concrete goal and deadline first, then adjust scope — rather than burning motivation on architecture and tooling before any real product exists.
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