Does doing \"good enough\" software take anything from you being a programmer?
Here are my thoughts on this:
Well Joel Spolsky from JoelOnSoftware says that
"Good enough" is in the eye of the beholder. Far too often, "good enough" is the refuge of incompetent people who write something which creates the impression of satisfying the requirements of a job. My "good enough" is unlikely to be the same as their "good enough".
Ultimately, everything we do must involve trade-offs. Some people will make the wrong trade-offs and deliver crappy software and some people will make the wrong trade-offs and fail to deliver. Rare are the ones who can make the right trade-offs and deliver software that really is good enough.