17 November 2008 - standardization

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2008 : 17 November 2008

We all know that standardization beats optimization—that’s why we standardized on everybody doing their own thing.

clue:

“Standardization beats optimization” holds whenever education and coordination costs dominate, which is more and more often as technologies grow in scope beyond what individuals and small teams can manage.

give me a clue so sweet and true