written by Britt Selvitelle

Use what you develop, love what you develop.

If you don’t already read Kathy Sierra’s Creating Passionate Users, you most probably should!

Her Valentines day post (linked above), was on “Loveocracy” and how what’s good for the user is good for you. I’d like to add something that she implied in the post, but didn’t mention specifically.

Not only do you want passionate users, but passionate developers. It seems obvious, and should go without saying, but is very important. Love the software you write. USE the software you write! In an ideal world we, as developers, could love every application we create. Unfortunately for some, especially in the case of contract development, this isn’t always the case. But whenever possible, one is blessed with working on an application that they not only enjoy developing, but using as well. When you care about something, you nurture it. In the software world, this means more creative and intuitive applications, which are ultimately well written with fewer bugs.

In the end, don’t simply create passionate users, but be one yourself.