John Gruber draws a hard line between blogging and perfecting. His response to Simon Willison's technical blogging tips frames consistent publishing as live performance, not studio work: hit every note, stay in time, move to the next song.
The analogy earns its keep because it resolves a real tension. Gruber is not arguing for sloppiness. He separates professional care from paralysis. Hall-of-fame posts exist in his output, but treating every post as one kills the output entirely.
Read the original exchange: Willison's blogging tips at simonwillison.net and Gruber's response at daringfireball.net. The argument for volume without sacrificing standards is the thing worth sitting with.
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