Signal vs. Noise – It just doesn’t matter

Would these things be nice to have? Sure. Would they be great to have? Sure. Would they be cool to have? You bet. But do they really matter? Nope. And that’s why we left them out.

The best designers and the best programmers aren’t the ones with the best skills, or the nimblest fingers, or the ones who can rock and roll with photoshop or vim, they are the ones that can determine what just doesn’t matter. That’s where the real gains are made.

via Signal vs. Noise – It just doesn’t matter. Totally true, the user experience should focus on making what matters better not on adding in features that don’t add anything.