TL;DR for those unfamiliar: the guy (an important figure in programming/Lisp history) argues with himself for a few decades over what's the better of two different approaches to software development: good-enough but hacky/limited/worse software tends to outcompete more complete/elegant/correct software because it gets to market quicker and makes iterative growth from there. Essential reading for anyone interested in programming history, or just software in general.
Obligatory Worse Is Better by Richard P. Gabriel reference
TL;DR for those unfamiliar: the guy (an important figure in programming/Lisp history) argues with himself for a few decades over what's the better of two different approaches to software development: good-enough but hacky/limited/worse software tends to outcompete more complete/elegant/correct software because it gets to market quicker and makes iterative growth from there. Essential reading for anyone interested in programming history, or just software in general.