Podcast Episode Details

Software as art

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Season 2 Episode 159

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This week on The REWORK Podcast, 37signals' co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson explore a listener question about approaching software as art. They discuss the importance of having a point of view as you're building products.

Key Takeaways:

• 00:15 – Great software helps customers see things from the creator’s perspective
• 07:31 – A company’s worldview comes through in the product
• 14:09 – Your product’s point of view evolves as it takes shape
• 18:35 – The creation process is meant to stay flexible
• 20:05 – Solve one problem at a time to maintain a clear development flow

Links and Resources:

• Record or upload a video question for Jason and David
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• HEY World | HEY
• REWORK podcast merch
• The REWORK podcast
• The Rework Podcast on YouTube
• The 37signals Dev Blog
• 37signals on YouTube
• @37signals on X

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Published on 3 weeks ago