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REWORK · February 18 · 30 min

Move fast when you can

Sometimes speed matters more than polish. In this episode, the team shares how a HEY Calendar feature went from idea to shipped in about a day — and what made that possible. It’s a look at when moving quickly helps, when it doesn’t, and how writing clean code gives you room to change your mind later without breaking everything. Key Takeaways 00:11 – Shipping a new feature in roughly a day 03:14 – Catching the moment while it's hot 08:02 – Shortening the path from idea to implementation 12:04 – Making change easier with clean, thoughtful code 19:42 – Designing things that hold up and are easy to fix 22:51 – Building for the future Links and Resources "Building HEY Calendar's Year View" from Michelle Harjani's HEY World Maintenance of Everything (Part One) by Stewart Brand Fizzy is a modern spin on kanban. Try it for free at fizzy.do Record a video question for the podcast Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com Books by 37signals HEY World | HEY The REWORK podcast The Rework Podcast on YouTube The 37signals Dev Blog 37signals on YouTube @37signals on X

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Sometimes speed matters more than polish. In this episode, the team shares how a HEY Calendar feature went from idea to shipped in about a day — and what made that possible. It’s a look at when moving quickly helps, when it doesn’t, and how writing clean code gives you room to change your mind later without breaking everything.

Key Takeaways

  • 00:11 – Shipping a new feature in roughly a day
  • 03:14 – Catching the moment while it's hot
  • 08:02 – Shortening the path from idea to implementation
  • 12:04 – Making change easier with clean, thoughtful code
  • 19:42 – Designing things that hold up and are easy to fix
  • 22:51 – Building for the future

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